'That was Lawrence's father,' he calls through the bathroom door. 'He's invited us round after dinner this evening.'
'What's he like?' Vanessa asks. Robert pushes open the bathroom door as though taking her question for an invitation.
'Nice,' he says. He stands in the door way gazing at her through the steam. Vanessa hopes he isn't going to touch her.
'Do you want me to start making dinner or are you going to be some time?' he asks. This is his way of saying that he is hungry. So that's what he's concerned about, she thinks.