Only then he realized he had actually said what he had out loud, and he looked rather alarmed as he took a swaying side step and turned to face Olivia again.
"No, no, I didn't mean to... I'm sorry, Olivia, it's, it's lovely to see you," he explained and it started to be obvious that he had to concentrate to focus to look at her properly and to speak somewhat clearly. "Very lovely. Because you are. Lovely."