He gave a frown at her reply.  Alone?  He shook his head.  He couldn't imagine a man leaving his wife to travel alone with two small babies.  Then, even if he was unable to travel with her, to not be there to meet her when she arrived?  Or have someone meet her if he could not do so?  He did not have much good to think about the woman's husband nor family at that point.

"Niamh and Harold."  He said the names over and gave the baskets a smile.  "Nice names.  Harold is a name I have heard before but Niamh is new to me.  What country does that come from?"  He asked curiously.  "Is it a common name in England?"  He gave her a look, curiously. 

"I'm from the US myself.  Texas, specifically."  He explained to make his question maybe make more sense than it sounded.

"Ma'am," He raised a hand to scratch his forehead not sure how to ask the question that just came up to his mind.  The situation just didn't seem to be right.  Something was off, and he just felt he should ask.  "I know this is mighty forward and all that, but are you in some kind of trouble?   I haven't seen many ladies out traveling around alone with one, let alone two small babies.  You say you'll be alone there too, well, it just seems a bit off to me.  I know it isn't my business, but I was just not raised to let a lady be left in need."  He said politely with a kind look at her.