There were times in her company when he forgot that he was wearing borrowed garments, when he went on flame, but he always knew, as now, upon reflection.

Nothing seemed easier at this moment than to fling them aside; with one jerk they were on the floor.

Obviously it was only vanity that had inspired him, and vanity was satisfied: the easier, therefore, to stop.

Would you like to make the woman unhappy, Tommy?
You know you would not; you have somewhere about you one of the softest hearts in the world.

Then desist; be satisfied that you did thaw her once, and grateful that she so quickly froze again.