Mister Lemon wasn't the only one who had to hold back the eyerolling as he continued to pester her for the reasons she had come to England.  It was a fortunate thing that she was on her best interview behavior or she might have laughed at him outright.

"You talk as if those are two exclusive situations, Mister Lemon.  I did come to...Old Blighty, did you say?  Really?  How funny.  Ya'll have such funny words over here.  I did come here to be married, yes.  My parents were matched, and they've been very happy together.  And I do plan to continue my career here, yes.  I see no reason I shouldn't be able to do both.

He smiled when she suggested he was going to kidnap her, which improved Kate's impression of him some what.  He still looked like a rather severe choir boy, but at least he knew how to smile.

"I came, Mister Lemon, because I love to sing. It's a part of my life that I am anxious to keep."  She also came because Nat was off with the dragons, and would likely always be off with the dragons, and it was important for her to have something to do in the mean time.