[Well gosh, he perks up at that, but probably for all the wrong reasons:

Does he want the pretty girl to carry him again?
　>YES
　>YES
　>YES
　>>YES

...definitely for all the wrong reasons. But he can still act the part of sounding at least a little embarrassed, even if that wag in his tail is being far more honest tha the rest of him.]

Oh, I'd hate to ask it of you... but I would hate all the more to lose sight of you in the crowd, seeing as I'm rather small right now.]