A moment of hesitation and she takes the offered hand. "Elizabeth Bennet."
What apprehension she may have had faded off with that. It wasn't odd to see new faces at a gathering like this and though he was bold, Elizabeth decided to chalk that up to the whims of the man himself.
So she finally smiles after accepting his hand in the odd bit of a gesture, then adds, "And how are you finding the town, Mister Xavier? Is it to your liking?"