"You are a queer fellow," remarked his privileged cousin, as he
took her out to dinner. "Why don't you let people speak naturally
about the matter, or rather, why don't you pose as the hero of the
occasion?"
"Because the whole affair was most unnatural, and I am deeply
incensed. In a case of necessity I am ready to risk my life,
although it has unusual attractions for me; but I'm no
melodramatic hero looking for adventures. What necessity was there
in this case? It is the old story of Munson over again in another
guise. The act was that of an inconsiderate, heartless woman who
follows her impulses and inclinations, no matter what may be the
consequences." After a moment he added less indignantly, "I must
give her credit for one thing, angry as I am--she behaved well in
the water, otherwise she would have drowned me."
"She is not a fool. Most women would have drowned you."
"She is indeed not a fool; therefore she's the more to blame. If
she is ever so reckless again, may I be asleep in my room. Of
course one can't stand by and see a woman drown, no matter who or
what she is.
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