"Not for want of trying," said the other with some annoyance, though the near collision didn't seem to have disarranged him at all. He brushed some non-existent dust off his sleeve fastidiously. Under his arm was a thick folder which he had managed to keep a good hold of, but he checked its contents anyway, tsking in irritation for no discernable reason as the papers looked perfectly ordered.
He regarded Keith somewhat coolly. "You would do well to pay closer attention to your surroundings, young man," he said in a lecturing tone, though he appeared scarcely any older himself.