John should be pleased, he supposes. So far, she seems to like him, and if he were being perfectly honest, he would much rather be bought by someone kind, then cruel. Of course, he doesn't really know who this woman is yet. This could just all be an act before she brings him home to work, or be her 'companion,' or whatever.

"I was in the army," he said stiffly. "Shot, so they sent me here. I'm a doctor."

It seems like the important things to tell about himself, anyway.