Holmes, for the most part, will be seemingly engrossed in the paper by the time he wanders out of the musty room to partake in said tea and scones; however, he is a man for which mentally multi-tasking is no difficult feat.

"And how is the old nag faring?" he asks, his tone nonchalant as he idly scans over the latest headlines. Theft, news of undergoing construction in the shipyard, acts of generic benevolence by local heroes. Nothing worthy of his attention at present.