[The scary foreigner actually has no problem with dragging Mary along - jesus, she's strong - but at the stuttered complaint she sighs. Lets her go and immediately turns around with her arms crossed, disdainful expression back in place.]

I am trying to take a suggestion I received to "have more sympathy". My current goal is to take you into my home where I have heating, sustenance, and other people to give you moral support. After it can be ascertained you will not freeze to death, I will give you a small amount of finances and promptly throw you out. This is what I believe is known as showing kindness to those in despair and seems to be something commonly done around the holidays to the downtrodden. If this is in any way unacceptable to you, please hand me my coat so I may return to my significant other and proceed to lie and claim I kept my end of the bargain.

[Followed by a vague incline of her head in Mary's direction, in a nonverbal "answer if you don't mind" fashion. Weird woman even for London standards.]