‘Getting along’— [The expressionless look he earns piques some interest] -- can mean a number of things… and as you are no doubt aware, true friendship may have very little to do with it. [He smile stretches thinner.] But what would I know of that?

[A beat.]

He is a charming fellow... [he muses] ...for a human.

[Whether he speaks of Sam or Simon, he is in no hurry to make clear.]