He paled visibly at the woman, her little whisper sending a shiver down his spine! If she had told the young man of his endeavor... He could be hanged! Or worse, rot in the lowest dungeons of London! Luckily, she didn't seem to want to cause him harm... He put on a relieved face and accepted the invitation, glancing over it quickly... One of the Lloyds? Wow.... He had just run into the loony heir of what had once been one of Highest middle class families. Interesting!
He promptly handed the crisp paper back, bowing low and smiling. His baby blues danced as he carefully slid the watch into a pocket. "Everything appears to be in order sir. You may go in whenever you are ready." He turned around, quickly mouthing a word of thanks to the one who had held his very life in her hands! "Er, madam? I will have to see your invitation as well. We can't have impostors and interlopers in and around the new Hall." He hoped she understood, it would look mighty suspicious if he checked one guest but not the other. He straightened his coat for a moment, one of the buttons slipping out, and as he did so... The watch chain swung out from the inner coat pocket, clearly visible to both guests!