He had a funny look on his face and he scratched his chin.  "Yes... odd," he mused.  He scrutinized her again.  "You know, I've never come across something like that before," he remarked.  "I mean, you would think I would have, considering all the..."  He stopped himself from continuing his sentence and merely gave a dark laugh.  "Hah, must be REAL hard to tell what I've got on MY mind..."