He nods along as the woman explains to him what he needs to know.

"I see. What do you suggest would be the best approach? Merely walking up to them and saying I represent an interested party in an object they have and as such I would like to look at it more closely to see if it is the object my employer is after, another approach altogether?"

He looks over at the steamboat, just getting an idea of what's going on, looking to see if he can see an activity or if it's all completely quiet.