Mrs. Crowley.
What a perfectly ridiculous place for an introduction.
Dick.
I was a silly young fool in those days, and I habitually played the giddy goat. In the course of which, I fell overboard and was proceeding to drown when Alec jumped in after me. It was an incautious thing to do, because he very nearly got drowned himself.
Lucy.
That's not the only heroic thing he's done.
Dick.
No, it's one of his hobbies to risk his life to save unnecessary and useless people. But the funny thing is that ever since he saved mine, he's been quite absurdly grateful. He seems to think I did him an intentional service and fell into the water on purpose to give him a chance of pulling me out.
Lucy.
[With a long look at Dick.] It's very kind and good of you to have told that story.