She raised her eyebrows at that, managing to keep herself from grinning. His reaction pleased her a great deal as she had expected him to grow annoyed or merely to grumble and move away. She liked a healthy, witty exchange and he seemed willing to offer her that.
She turned it right back on him, enjoying the thought of a good give and take between them. "If that is true, Sir, then your extra seven inches should make it so your view is never obstructed. Those of my country are usually of the milkweed sort and are rarely so tall, so you should have no trouble seeing anything you wish to in rooms as crowded as these."