"The pleasure is mine, Alecta," he said gallantly, taking her proffered hand and kissing the top before releasing it. "And what are you doing about? Looking for a dress?"
That was the natural assumption, of course, considering she had been exiting the shop at the time of their meeting. He wondered if she was visiting nobility, but it would be rude to ask as well as imply that he knew all of the nobility, which he most assuredly did not.