He was impatient to see Vandover and thought he stayed in his bath an unnecessarily long time.

He went up to the door again and listened.

It was very still inside; he could not hear the slightest sound, and he wondered again what could keep Vandover in there so long.

He had too much self-respect to whine, so he went back to the wolfskin and curled up in the sun, but did not go to sleep.
By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.

He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.