[ That answered his question, but he scowls minutely. She could have just said "no". ] I... can do that. [ While he's out, maybe he can pick up a new shirt since there's no way he can sew this one up and keep people from asking questions. He'll bother her about the dress shopping some other time.
And maybe look into cleaning this up a bit. If it's all in bins, and out of the way, maybe she won't care so much -- even if those bins, themselves, won't be well-sorted. ]