"Oh, thou knowest me, Professor, I am always keen on learning something new." A spark of vitality is now finally returning to the Mycologist's features. Only now that it is back, it becomes obvious that it has been gone the whole time since the man has returned from his little 'leg stretching'.
"But I am also not one to turn away from a dancing hall when invited. Thou puttest me into a difficult position, to choose one or the other. Let us say that dancing first, and than thou shalt take me amber-sampling after thou'st seen me work with my hands."