"Ah! I like that man. Anders, I mean. Is this Sam still here then?"

The kittens were with Jim instead so he was assuming perhaps Sam was no longer here. That or they were more fond of Jim than they were of this Sam. Without knowing the other he really had no way of knowing. Still, he could see the creatures were terribly fond of this young man here and that said a lot.

"As for who I was describing I suppose it is up to you to decide."

And he winked at him.