Adrian Hawthorne said seriously, "If you had really splashed it on her face, that woman would never have let it go. The train police wouldn't have let you off, either. What happened was just enough. Even if you run into her again, don't make a move. She's not someone to be trifled with. I'll deal with her myself."
'I can't drag my friends into this.' He had also seen the look in Bernice's eyes as she was getting off the train, and he feared there would be more trouble to come. Fortunately, Patrick Thorne was sharp enough to give a fake address, but they still needed to be careful.
"I'm not afraid of that vixen!"
Jim Thorne snorted unhappily, feeling that Adrian Hawthorne was looking down on him. Patrick Thorne smacked him hard on the head. "Just behave yourself!"
