He sat down close beside her and leaned toward her.
"There isn't the least danger of my trying to marry you to him," he said, "because I am going to marry you myself at the very first opportunity.

Why not now?
Why not have a simple ceremony somewhere at once, and go away until school begins, and forget him, having a good time by ourselves?
Come on, Kate, let's do it! We can go stay with Aunt Ollie, and if he comes trying to force himself on you, he'll get what he deserves.

He'll learn that there is something on earth he can't buy with his money." "But I don't love you," said Kate.
"Neither did you love him," retorted George Holt.

"I can prove it by what you say.

Neither did you love him, but you were going to marry him, and use all his wonderful power of position and wealth, and trust to association to BRING love.