Of course it wouldn't, but this Arthur! So it might be expecting too much...

"Lots of stuff! We got to have this dish from the east! It was so spicy Father's face went bright red!" He giggles. "And then some acrobats came and one of them swung on the chandlier!"

The breathless descriptions might make her feel worse, but then Arthur remembers something and reaches into his pocket. "There was honeycakes too, I saved you one." He hands her one wrapped in a napkin.