[ don't giggle he'll wonder if he did something completely faux pas!! ]

Miss Prentiss. Whenever you have a spare moment of time, I am sure Temeraire and I would be more than pleased to meet you. We may meet first, if you would prefer to become acquainted with us separately.

[ quietly puzzling out if she'd be related to the Prentisses of Yorkshire... maybe a 2nd or 3rd daughter?! ]