Bill looked up from the game of solitaire he'd been playing on the telephone, and stood up as Katherine approached. He blinked at the sight of the massive dog, then looked back at Katherine with a small smile.
"H-heh-hello, K-K-Kuh-hatherine," he managed, "H-how a-a-are yuh-hou?" Stuttering on every single word. Way to go, Big Bill.