. . (_She looks at them._) Those aren't my
shoes!

HE. (_Politely_) No?

SHE. They're wet.

HE. (_Nodding_) They would be.

SHE. But they're not mine.

HE. (_Shrugging his shoulders_) I found them on your feet.

SHE. (_Confused_) On my feet?

HE. Yes. . . . (_An afterthought_) One on each.

SHE. Oh! . . . (_She tries to put them on._) I can't get them on.

HE. No?

SHE. Will you help me? (_He assists her; she feels her clothes
and exclaims_): Oh!

HE. Did I hurt you?

SHE. (_Astonished_) My clothes are wet!

HE. (_Thoughtfully_) Yes.

SHE. How funny! (_Noticing him._) And you--you're wet also!

HE. (_Nodding_) Soaked.

SHE. What a coincidence! How curious! How did it happen? (_She
pauses._) Oh, if I could only think! Think! (_He rises, and waits
politely._) Tell me: you must know.

HE. Well, I was strolling through the woods. I heard a splash

SHE. (_Interrupting_) A splash! Oh, don't say any more: I
remember! That horrible lake! Horrible! It was so warm at the
hotel: I had gone off to the woods. I was sitting at the edge of
the lake--on a rock--reading. I must have been sleepy. I fell in.

HE. Then you screamed.

SHE. Yes: I was drowning! Drowning! I called for help!

HE. I heard you.

SHE. I sank--I sank, oh, miles and miles! It felt as if hands
were trying to pull me down to the bottom! I screamed again--and
then--then--I felt a strong arm around my waist--I was dizzy--
there was a roaring in my ears--I knew no more.

HE. (_Sympathetically_) Too bad, too bad.

SHE. And you--(_rising to her feet enthusiastically_)--you were
the man who jumped in!

HE. (_Apologetically_) I was passing by.

SHE. You saved my life! Oh, how can I ever thank you? My hero!
(_She throws her arms about his neck._)

HE. That's all right. . . .

SHE. But it's not all right. I can never repay you! Never! Never!
Not if I live to be a thousand years old! (_She kisses him._)

HE. (_Calmly_) That's the second time.

SHE. The second time?

HE. (_Nodding_) I kissed you before.

SHE. Oh! (_Releasing him quickly._) You didn't!

HE. Yes, I did.

SHE. While I was unconscious?

HE. Precisely.

SHE. Oh, how _could_ you do such a thing? How could you?

HE. (_Taking up his coat_) It was by request. (_Takes cigarette
case from pocket._)

SHE. (_Incredulously_) I asked you?

HE. You said, "Mother! Mother! Kiss me!" (_Takes cigarette from
case. Pleased to see that it is dry. Puts it between his lips._)