"That sounds entirely fine."  She seems doomed to wait for him to dress, as he shows no inclination to do so.  Once dry, he hooks a chair with his ankle and seats himself behind her.  He still has a sponge in-hand, and intends to wash her back in the absence of her maid.  "I do enjoy entertaining, although I suspect we'll have some adjustment to do, on both our parts, as to the probable guest-lists.  It seems we don't move in the same circles, or haven't in the past."