[He scoots where Belle directs him but he doesn't want to dirty the bed, he truly has been rolling around in the forest for days.]

I have been quite busy with the labor of a huntsman, and for many days and nights I have worked only to catch prey and prepare it for the stores. Having tarried too long in the dark and lonesome woods, today I was struck suddenly with an inexorable desire to see your most merveilleux mien without delay--and so I made my way here straight away!