"Miss Poppins," He squeezes the hand on his arm gently. "Mary. I have seen many strange things since I've come to Margate." Holmes smiles at her. "Like machines that can fly safely through the air and contraptions that allow you to converse with people half-way around the world. It would be folly at this point to dismiss anything unusual I might see. I promise I will keep an open mind. You have quite piqued my curiosity and that is a gift in and of itself."