He wanted to tell this man that he had survived the summers in England in a suit while court was in session, he could do the same here. He watched Hugo, eyes trying to guess his purpose before finally speaking after a good long moment. The words he wanted to say was 'shave, dress better, get a real job' but that wouldn't win him any popularity contests, now would it?
"Thank you, then. Mr. Weasley. I will leave you to your animals," he said. He didn't want to say thank you, but thank you was an annoyingly needed word. And no, it didn't hurt that Hugo had offered at least a small nugget of kindness and had a little bit of manners to him. Not enough, but it was a start. "If I can help later, please let me know. I do not allow debts to go unpaid."