[ The answer is 'no', but he says so by way of thinking over his answer for a few seconds of silence, collecting his thoughts. ]

That you have reaped some reward from sincere and diligent work, and that in the same manner as your lady companion, you've found a posting that suits you. Not simply, that is, for your skill, but a position as mobile, and vital, as it is inoffensive.

What I can't learn through observation alone is what you intend to do with it.