[He bows to the woman with a polite smile.]

Please forgive me, miss, but I was recommended to come here. [He adjusts his tone a little more as he straightens, adding a bit more 'harmless wanderer' into his demeanor.] I'm glad I was! You have a beautiful inn here, that you do!

I was hoping to work out some arrangement to stay here? I'm good at keeping out of the way, and don't mind doing chores.