"No, you have cooled me down quite effectually.
I'm much obliged to you for interfering.

And I'm sorry I used language, but as the circumstances were exceptional, I hope you will make allowances." His tone was boyish still, but all the resentment had gone out of it.
There was a touch of arrogance in his bearing which was obviously natural to him, but his apology was none the less sincere.
The slim figure on the path made a slight movement of dismay.

"But you must be drenched to the skin!" she said.

"I was forgetting.

Won't you come in and get dry ?" He hunched his shoulders expressively.