When she jerks awake, he moves his hand away. He has a startled, almost childish look on his face. The Woman would be unaware, but it is similar to the time he reached out to touch a glass flower sculpture that Mrs. Hudson had acquired from her daughter, and he unintentionally touched it too roughly, shattering the stem. He stood there in horror while Mrs. Hudson informed him it was fine, it would be okay. It is simply a reminder to himself to stay away from the more delicate things within his grasp.

He stills his facial expressions when he sees her smile. That is good, isn't it?

"I had half expected to see an entirely different person sitting in the room again," he says with a small smile of his own.