All I have to do is to give her a proper opportunity by throwing them together a bit." "I don't quite see how you're going to do that if Simpkins won't go near her." "You wouldn't see, of course.

Indeed you couldn't, because I don't quite know myself yet how it is to be managed.

I shall have to think it all over very carefully.

I may have to spend the greater part of the night considering the matter; but one thing you may be quite confident about, Major, and that is that when I say they are to be thrown together, they will be thrown together.

I shall make such arrangements that Simpkins simply won't be able to escape, however hard he tries." Meldon was not obliged to spend a sleepless night devising meetings between Simpkins and Miss King.