"If I thought you had any hand in it, I wouldn't still be sitting here." For that to happen, Elaina would have to be in the room to keep in check. Only she wasn't here and he might have to deal with it later, but it was sort of amusing watching Mrs Greengrass leave in a bit of a huff.
"This isn't actually the first time a marriage suggestion or 'smart pair' has been more or less dumped on me. Although usually I get a full meal out of it," he added with a bit of a smile. Compared to the other issue in his life, this was easy and still somewhat entertaining. It also wasn't binding, which made it a bit easier.