There is a quiet laugh.

'You have two eyes, two hands, two legs. Your back is strong, and your breath is not foul. You make a decent wage.'

As anyone with a titled position should.

'Many a man has married for the convenience of a wife, not the purpose of children.  Someone to keep your household and share your meals with.'

A man without a wife, even those who prefer the company of men, is a strange thing to him.