Bess was pretending not to notice where his eyes were, instead focusing on tying her dark and damp hair back in a half-bun. "Yes, it certainly was." Bess said, pressing her lips in slight amusement when she saw and read gesture as nervousness quite easily. "And you, sir. Though I suppose you ought to call me 'Madame Guidon', as I am married now. But Bess will just do, because that title makes me feel quite old."
She fixed him with a curious eye, thoughts of the ill Cai chased away for now. "Do you live in town, sir?"