At any rate, I hope you won't be much wet." "Oh, it doesn't matter about me in the least," she said.

"I shall be at home and can put on dry clothes, but you will be soaked through and have to go on.

You haven't any coat on!" If I had known there was any probability of rain I should have put on my coat before I started out on this somewhat unusual method of travelling, but there was no help for it now, and all I could do was to hurry on.

From walking fast I began to trot.

The drops were coming down quite frequently.
"Won't that tire you dreadfully ?" she said.
"Not at all," I replied.