"I thought you'd like it." Which is to say yes, a bit guilty as charged. Daisy had never much cared for it - she'd liked him making a show of her in public, but when they were alone she hadn't wanted much in the way of wining and dining. And Ilde's suspicions aren't wrong - he enjoys making her laugh at him, because he enjoys getting her to laugh and his ego isn't so fragile as all that.

"I made sure to get something you can drink, presuming the doctor says you're allowed; I sometimes loose track of what's supposed to be good and bad for one's health these days." Partly because it changes, partly because it doesn't concern him. He comes over to hand her down before he sits himself.