Elijah nodded to him, smiling awkwardly as he attempted friendliness though it never seemed to be accepted by the barrister. "Sorry to interrupt.. I didn't know you had company. I just wanted to deliver this on my way home. I know you're a busy man and didn't want to put it off long so you could get to it at your..ah.. own time." 

His words stumbled over themselves as he truly knew how impatient the man seemed to him sometimes. Between wanting to explain  himself so that Mr. Meijer wouldn't mistake his visit as trying to pick him at a bad time and wanting to get it out quickly so he could let him go and not put his foot in his mouth about being surprised the man has acquaintances well enough to have at his house on such a night, he found himself a bit tongue tied.

"I hope they will be useful to you. I'll let you get back to your ..um.. gathering ?" He knew of the man's religious affiliation, but to say he knew anything of the religion itself would be generous.