She is going after the dogs!" Philip's heart was beating wildly.

A better opportunity for seeing Josephine alone could not have come to him.

He feared that his voice might betray him as he laid a hand on Adare's arm.
"If you will excuse me I will join her," he said.

"I know it doesn't seem just right to tear off in this way, but--you see--" Adare interrupted him with one of his booming laughs.
"Go, my lad.

I understand.