As he waited for her to open the door, he tucked his thumbs behind the belt holding his sporran in place, and rocked back and forth on his heels. When she spoke again, however, he stopped and gave the door a faintly puzzled look.
"Have I come at a bad time?"
It's quite possible he did, and just hadn't realized it. Maybe he should have tried to reach her over the CAT first, after all. After a few seconds, he added, "I'm sorry if I have. It's just we still need to go to the library, ye see, and I'd forgotten to contact ye sooner about that."
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As he waited for her to open the door, he tucked his thumbs behind the belt holding his sporran in place, and rocked back and forth on his heels. When she spoke again, however, he stopped and gave the door a faintly puzzled look.
"Have I come at a bad time?"
It's quite possible he did, and just hadn't realized it. Maybe he should have tried to reach her over the CAT first, after all. After a few seconds, he added, "I'm sorry if I have. It's just we still need to go to the library, ye see, and I'd forgotten to contact ye sooner about that."