Did she really think he'd forgotten her? No, not at all. It makes some of his solemnity a little funny—too serious entirely for the matter of her having come up here to inflict holiday cheer on him, and now to beg for her present like someone who has been routinely spoiled is all but obligated to do.

So despite his serious lack of humor—no, she'd seen just a flicker of it a moment ago—, Wysteria brightens considerably. A difficult prospect; she had already been quite cheerful.

"Well I'll consider forgiving the oversight if you give it to me now."