"Then this Jack fellow is a bit of a hotspur?" Anne lifted her eyebrow. "I consider myself warned. I don't carry a good stout parasol for nothing! Still, if he's a friend of yours, my virtue is surely safe." This was more of a question than anything, but most of the Doctor's friends were sure to be civil people.
On the other hand, the dress she'd borrowed had once been worn by a predecessor known for pyrotechnics. "Is Jack any relation of Ace?"