[definitely pouting now] I suppose all I can ask is that you "endeavour" to contain it. [and since it's a personal favour, surely you'll honour his request?]

[shakes his head slightly] Mmm, no, it's fine. It's nice to have company. I know where you're coming from, though... sometimes mixing with a lot of people can be exhausting, you know? Our mother used to host a lot of parties and we hated them. Granted, though, we didn't want to like them, either.

But it gets easier with practice, I guess. And it helps to have somewhere you can retreat to when you've had enough...