"The intention would be too obvious.
The thing should be done more naturally." "Well," said the doctor, "I wish we had Miss Panney here.

She has a great capacity for rearranging and simplifying the circumstances of a complicated case." Mrs.Tolbridge made no answer, but very intently examined her sewing.
"But if we can think of no deeply ingenious plan," continued the doctor, "we will go about it in a straightforward way.

I will see Ralph Haverley, and if I can win him over to the idea I will let him talk to his sister.
He can do it better than we can.

If they utterly reject the whole scheme, we will wait a week or so, and propose it again, just as if we had never done it before.

I have found this plan work very well with persons who, on account of youth, or some other reason, are given to resentment of suggestions and to quick decisions.