"Of course! The sooner the better." Douglas returns the smile given to him from Martha as if waiting for her to speak. When she doesn't it becomes apparent that it is indeed still his turn in their conversation. Now, perhaps, he had been given both the privilege and responsibility to uphold the continuation of their exchange.
"May I ask you a personal question ma'am?"
Assuming she answers in the affirmative (if not, disregard the following):
"You seem like you've been around this world that you and I both make our stay for a rather long time. Of course I mean no offense by that in the slightest, actually quite the opposite. But what I wanted to ask you is if you've ever gotten... Oh how do I put this... 'bored' I suppose would be the word I'm looking for. Have you ever gotten to a point in which you're unsure how to spend all the time you've been given?"
Douglas looks at Martha as if he is both waiting for her answer and pondering his own.