Considering the options she paused for a moment and looked back over her shoulder before turning to him with a smile.

"Would you charge me an extra fare if I suggested we eat aboard your ship, oh humble gondolier?"

Maybe this wasn't the best place to be seen, much less without a mask, and his apparent hesitance had given her a moment's pause to consider that fact. It would do no good to fall out of favor with the lady she was meant to be supporting.