[he's quite touched that Tonic would offer him even a few leaves from his newly-acquired hoard. he accepts them graciously.]

You know, I thought I was the only one who sampled directly from tea tins like this--unless this is some sort of common habit among you cave dwellers that I've yet to discover.

[he leads them aimlessly toward the center of town again, despite not knowing where they're going next.]

I ended up owing one friend quite a bit of money once she noticed the evidence of my "sampling."