Elio immediately stretched out his right hand to hold Irene so that she would not fall backwards. Then he steadied her body and said, "Are you all right?"
Irene patted her chest gently. Fortunately, the man's impact was too strong!
After saying sorry, the man ran away in a hurry.
Irene shook her head. "I'm fine. It's just a pity that I've only drunk one-third of my coffee."
Elio smiled and said, "We can buy another cup of coffee." He thought to himself that everthing would be all right, as long as she was all right.
"Yes..." The embarrassing atmosphere created by the discussion earlier was swept away. Irene said, "You are right!"
"All right, let us go! Miss Baker is getting restless." Elio gently loosened his grip, and strode out..
Irene agreed and followed.
As soon as he went out,
