JustJibbles

"Hello my fine gentleman! Why, I merely came here for a change in scenery and heard this was just the place! You seem to very knowledgeable in the innerworkings of this beautiful place, would you mind showing me around? Perhaps introducing me to your friends?" Although coming off as friendly, Alfred is using the assumed prominence of the man who welcomed him to get a foothold in the upper echelons of society by acquainting himself with this man and his friends.