"Ah," Gaspard said in response. He thought for a moment before he added, "Well, I'm muggle-born myself but it's been about forty years since I had anything to do with electronics, but you'll pick it up fast, I'm sure." He hoped he sounded encouraging - it wasn't in his nature, nor in his history, to need to cheer people up.
"Oh, the pub maid is absolutely gorgeous, though don't let Joe hear you talking about her like that, he seems very touchy about such things." He looked above, which had become a habit whenever he mentioned Joe.