Answer: He was quite comfortable on the bed and gave in too easily to his wife.
Step-by-step explanation:
In this scenario in the book, "Cat in the Rain", George, who is the husband, is on the bed where he is reading whilst next to two pillows showing that he was in a relaxed position.
When they needed to retrieve the cat, George offered to do so but when he wife insisted to a small degree that he didn't, he quickly accepted this and went back to reading. His offer was therefore perceptibly insincere because he was relaxed and did not want to give up this comfort and so quickly took a way out when it was offered to him.