I've done it three times and he simply wouldn't look at them; you can't imagine how stubborn he is.

But when I found we were coming to Valedolmo, I said to myself, now this is my opportunity; I will have him marry Connie Wilder.' 'You might have asked my permission.' 'Oh, well, Jerry's a dear; next to Harry you couldn't find any one nicer.
But I knew the only way was not to let him suspect.

I thought, you see, that you were still staying at the hotel; I didn't know you'd taken a villa, so I planned for him to come to meet us three days before we really expected to get here.

I thought in the meantime, being stranded together in a little hotel, you'd surely get acquainted--Jerry's very resourceful that way--and with all this beautiful Italian scenery about, and nothing to do----' 'I see!' Constance's tone was somewhat dry.
'But nothing happened as I had planned.

You weren't here, he was bored to death, and I was detained longer than I meant.