His manners may be fine from growing up in a rather large estate akin to Pemberley, but lately, London has been his gritty, dirty, unpleasant home and places like this are far more civilized than he's really used to. "Where are you from, then?" he wonders, seeking out clues in both her manner, her speech, and her ways.

He's a clever man, but at times, can be very oblivious to human nature. Science and ephemera are his wheelhouses more than people and it unfortunately does cause trouble at times.