he looked hurriedly at conina 's angry face and contrived to suggest , by waggling his eyebrows and waving his free hand urgently , that he was currently and inconveniently tied up by irksome matters which , regretfully , prevented him giving her his full attention as of now but , as soon as he had disentangled himself from this importunate person , she could rest assured that her wish , which was certainly a wish of tone and brilliance , would be his command .