Harold fixes John with a dubious glare, though it isn't long-lasting. Whether or not the tea is as good as what he's become accustomed to in Darrow is far from being his primary concern, and he realized John is perfectly aware of that but they are rather glossing over the much bigger issue. It's entirely possible that breach between this Darrow and the other is dangerous, even if it doesn't appear to be so right now. Still, if John had found something, if he had important news to deliver, Harold is certain he would have heard about it already it.

"I suppose a cup of tea would be agreeable," he admits, glancing at John's cup and then noticing the newspaper. "You've been keeping up, haven't you? Did you notice there's barely been any mention at all of the breach in the papers? It's been there for over two weeks and nobody seems to be very concerned. It may not be Samaritan, but I do find it somewhat suspicious."

There are a great number of strange things about Darrow, Harold has found, and he does wish they had the Machine here to perhaps help them better understand how things work here. The Machine might have led them to whoever is behind all the inner-workings of the city, whoever knows far more about each of them than Harold is comfortable with, but they're at a loss for now. It's only made him all the more certain, however, that he and John need to be more proactive, before they're caught up in something they can't escape this time.