We had not exchanged a word so far.

The girl by my side gave him a scornful glance in passing.
"He offered to come with me," she remarked bitterly.
"And then abandoned you!" I sympathized.

"It looks very unchivalrous.
But that's merely his want of tact.

I believe he meant to protest against your reckless proceedings.

What made you come so near the edge of that quarry?
The earth might have given way.