[Balthazar may not look like the intellectual type--or act like it, usually--but he does appreciate people with brains. His smile softens a bit, but it's clear he's impressed.] Then you're quite well educated, I should think, and your manners are as refined as I require.

If you find me as beguiling as you do roguish, perhaps you'd allow me to adjust my invitation: I'm not a great cook, but I can usually handle a simple meal, and I know a good wine from a bad one. Would you care to join me for dinner some night?