If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case ...
If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case it will drip only onto your own shoulders. But you would be excused for ...
If I open my umbrella, then the rain that hits it falls onto the people next to me, most of whom do not have umbrellas.
GENTLE READER: While she agrees that neither pretending not to hear nor running and hiding are good solutions, Miss Manners ...
If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case ...