It certainly looks cute, though Ekkehardt would rather survive a shootout (again) than tell him as much. It would only encourage his bad behaviour. Or annoy him. Or both.

He weighs the potential consequences, and decides not to say anything.

"I have plenty of gossip, but would it really interest a nice, respectable socialite like yourself? Surely you have other things to concern yourself with." He's almost certain that if he really did have better things to do, he wouldn't be visiting this dingy little office all the time, but what's life without a little teasing.