"Not a Californian, bene," she smiled. "They seem so enamoured of the sun and can hardly understand those of us who favour the cooler hours of the night." Again, she gave a casual shrug, "But then, it takes all kinds to make the world turn round."
She cast a glance round the room, seeing it begin to fill with patrons, and nodded. "I should like a walk in the garden, but first, might I have your name?"