Possible Clues:

• Phrase to preface comments
• 'Verrry interesting!'
• "Let's see ... "
• "Hmm, let's think where this leads us"
• 'Huh, interesting ...'
• 'Let's see here ... '
• "Let's see here ... "
• 'Ver-r-ry interesting!'
• Having recovered using phrase to preface comments
• Finally over the 'flu? What a surprise