Errol didn't feign embarrassment or circuitousness when the man--Jesse, according to the article--saw him watching. He nodded at the waved invitation, briefly debated what to do about his own table, and only took the coffee and the newspaper with him. He had almost been done with his sandwich, anyway.
He sat down at the indicated seat, set the coffee cup and paper on the table in front of him, and continued to examine Jesse for another few quiet seconds. "Quite a remarkable article," he finally said.