"I must admit, my dear Miss Patience, the surprise is all the more pleasant for me." He smiled. "I was only taking an evening's walk to St. James's Park." He paused, "I don't suppose, that is, if you aren't already on an errand of your own, that you might wish to join me on my constitutional?" He asked, offering her his arm with another bow of the head. "There is no company better, in all the cities of Europe, than a beautiful young English lady such as yourself."