Luzie stood between Allyn and me, balancing the teapot on one finger, her left hand dramatically covering her mouth as she screamed.
Allyn rose angrily, a large wet patch staining the inside of his thigh. I quickly looked away, not daring to ascertain whether it had scalded any sensitive areas.
“Luzie Hall! How dare you douse me with tea!” Allyn gritted his teeth, seething with anger.
Luzie lowered her hand from her mouth, looking defiant: “I was just following your instructions, pouring you tea!”
“That was clearly intentional!”
“I did it on purpose, so what? You were being so unreasonable!”
“Alright, alright, let's not get angry.”
Hurriedly, I stood, accepted the towel from the waiter, and handed it to Allyn, still avoiding any glance to see if he was scalded there.
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