It's one of the worst things going when it's told to the wrong man at the wrong time.

You follow me so far, I hope.

Very well.

Now I want to make it plain to you that the truth about Mr.Simpkins must not be told to Miss King.

I expect he'll be up to call on her tomorrow or next day, and it's most important that she should not be prejudiced against him." "Have you a match made up between them ?" asked Callaghan.
"I have." "And why couldn't you have said so before?
If that's the way of it, it isn't likely I'd be saying a word that would turn her against the man that's laid down for her to marry.