"Why don't we ask?" He turned his attention to the chaperon in the corner. "Hey Jenkins! What about it? We discreet?"
Jenkins looked up from his book with a patient sigh. "You wouldn't have hired us if we didn't give our customers a certain amount of latitude, sir. But even we have our limits."
Obediah looked back at James and winked again. "That's his way of saying 'yes'."