Some Victorian Snark

This week I finished the first draft of my m/m historical (the first in a series) and jumped almost immediately into the second. I figured I may as well write while the mood is with me. This little excerpt is from this second book, a bit of gentle Victorian snark. In this snippet Joshua's Uncle Jacob and his long time companion, the Captain are visiting.
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Uncle Jacob peered through the sitting room window. "So that's the artist then?"

I glanced past him at the figure perched on a stool at the far end of the paddock. Wyndham held a sketchbook and stared at the house. "Yes, that's him."

"Is he any good?"

"Uncle, you hired him."

He chuckled. "Heh, so I did."

The Captain, shook his head. "You're getting absent-minded in your old age, Jacob."

"You're a fine one to talk." Jacob returned to his seat. "You poured salt into your tea this morning."