"If you like." It's difficult to shrug in this position but that's what his voice conveys, anyway. Truth be told, he likes the idea of Watson a police surgeon; he likes that they're both putting in their services at the Yard -- not because he cares at all about the Yard, but there's something endearing about their professions going together.

"After so long I think we've earned the right to do whatever makes us happy. Do you enjoy serving as a police surgeon?"