As far as he's concerned, he's just shamelessly paying a compliment to a deserving young woman. There is no other agenda beyond making her smile. He smiles right back at her, tipping his head to the other side.
"I have been told that real gentlemen are few and far between, these days. Men are not raised the way I was anymore. But the house is empty so far, and you are our only guest." 'Our', he says, so there are normally other people here.
"You would have all the time and space you need, should you wish to rest here." But he would understand her discomfort and unwillingness too should she choose to leave, not because she might not be used to being smothered with kindness but simply because she is in a strange house with a strange man. He would make sure she has somewhere warm and safe to sleep tonight, regardless of her misgivings.
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"I have been told that real gentlemen are few and far between, these days. Men are not raised the way I was anymore. But the house is empty so far, and you are our only guest." 'Our', he says, so there are normally other people here.
"You would have all the time and space you need, should you wish to rest here." But he would understand her discomfort and unwillingness too should she choose to leave, not because she might not be used to being smothered with kindness but simply because she is in a strange house with a strange man. He would make sure she has somewhere warm and safe to sleep tonight, regardless of her misgivings.