He looked surprised as a woman addressed him. "Is you talking to me miss." He said looking over at her trying to gauge whether or not he wanted to be seen with her, and checked his coin purse just in case. "I'm just wantin' to go back to fishin' is all and if it means going to find out this misery that's been plaguin' us then that means I got to go and help in any way I can." Meaning that yes he was going towards there but being a poor man with very little education he went around things in a round a bout way.