He gave a slight bow of his head to Petit as she shifted into the shadows and disappeared, before he slipped his arm around Sadako's waist, "Whyever wouldn't I want to spend time alone with a beautiful, intelligent, mystifying lady?"
He slipped away just after saying that, however, "Would you like something to drink? Tea? Brandy?" After that walk, he figured a bit of a drink would do well for the both of them, and they both had quite a bit of celebrating to do.