The touch made him just about melt into a puddle right there on the spot. "Well, then! Let's see what we have here..."

He unwrapped the squarish case first, and his reaction was unmistakable - not only did his visible eye widen, but his mouth gaped open so far that his unlit cigarette fell out. He completely forgot about the lady beside him as he fell to admiring and caressing the set of knives in the case for a few minutes.

After a bit, he stammered, "...I...I don't deserve such a kindness. Not from my lady. This is...this is incredible..."