[ That's a response that is plenty telling - far better than a back and forth questioning about motive and method. Murphy and Bellamy are old companions, and whatever is between them, it's not hostile. It defines Bellamy's reaction to seeing him, when the new hosts had arrived, that much better. Which means now he can just... """"playfully"" prod at Murphy's buttons. ]

-- if you were looking to get him a gift, old books would definitely be something to start with.

[ it's half-questioned, once more calculating and assumed, as he heads back to the door. ]

There's a shop, a few blocks from here. Sells old antiquities. He frequents it.