If Arthur knew that Lorena was thinking about how attractive she thought he was, he would a) be very flattered because he didn't think of himself as someone that women usually thought of as attractive (gosh, the writers of the gossiper were awfully flattering) and b) feel incredibly awkward because well, he was already battling with the fact that he also find her quite attractive. What had he gotten himself into?
"I know that you, a close personal friend of mine, knows that despite my unglamourous death, I lived a very extraordinary life, full of adventure and, of course, feats of heroism."