"Unfortunately I don't think that'll get you very far. I can talk with animals too, you see. Just not in their own language like that. But I get by."

Anyway, he just realises they've been standing here with their cups of tea for a while now, and he's about to head somewhere to sit when he realises that he still doesn't have anything to eat. So they're held up for a little while longer while he tries to pick a piece of cake.