Alice's eyes widened in a big 'ohno'. "Oh Merlin...I...I ruined your chance, didn't I? Oh my gosh," she said shaking her head.
Then she completely switched gears, seeming to have thought of an idea. "Wait, wait right here," she said. "Let's start this over."
And before he could argue, she had run away around the corner and disappeared. It was several minutes, branching into five then ten before she reappeared. The top hat and tie was gone and she had even taken down her hair and rearranged it. As she stepped into the room, she looked around in wonder like she had never been here before.
"Hi, Frank. I hope I didn't keep you waiting, I had a hard time finding the place. I get easily lost and all that, you know," she said smiling. "Now...what's all this about?" she asked, gesturing to the table and flowers.