Of course it was Mr.Kennedy, because he would prefer that it should be any other man under the sun.

He would have turned back at once if he had thought that he could have done so without being observed; but he felt sure that, standing as they were, they must have observed him.
He did not like to join them.

He would not intrude himself.

So he remained still, and began to throw stones into the river.

But he had not thrown above a stone or two when he was called from above.