[To show off a little, he lifts his hands and lets his nails shorten as he does so with a grin.] Just like so. [They grow back again to length and he lets Ciel's foot to the floor so he can offer that hand out to help him up from the bed.] I wasn't fond of those gloves, if you'd like to know. The material was soft, but it takes away from the feel of things. When you start to lose your eyesight like I have, the other senses make up for it.

[And he's not convinced!] I doubt it was.