Possible Clues:

• That's you in the beginning of the day in lamentation
• Sounds early to sound so sad
• Sounds early for such sorrow of late
• Black clothing
• & 12 Contacting practice, Dr Black has rung in 'poorly' -- there's sad news in it
• Grief soundly finished by lunch?
• Wearing black, perhaps
• In early part of day, acceptable to be wearing black
• Tom perhaps collects funerary vessel in state of grief
• Sorrowing