Frederic nodded and set Clover down, just now realizing his son was covered in mud and shivering. He quickly pulled out a large scrap of cloth from his pocket and cleaned off what mud he could, then offered his son the new coat, a dark blue one with brass buttons. Clover gasped and put it on, tears appearing in his eyes, and then hugged his father. Frederic picked him up again and turned to speak to Constable Crane. "Frederic Mulvahil," he said as a late introduction, "thank you again." He then looked to his son. "Clover? What happened?"