At the same
time I may point out--"
"I'm not the least afraid of her marrying me. She won't get the
chance."
"Then why do you say you object to her flirting?"
"Because I do object to it. I don't like that kind of woman."
"Do you mean to say, Major, that a girl isn't to be allowed to make
eyes at the man she's going to marry?"
"I don't say anything of the sort. Of course, if she's going to marry
a man--but really, J. J., I don't know anything about these things."
"Then don't talk about them. You may take my word for it, Major, that
Miss King is perfectly justified in being as nice as ever she can to
Simpkins."
"I never said anything about Simpkins. As far as I can make out she
isn't particularly nice to Simpkins."
"No, she isn't, so far; but that's only because she hasn't had a fair
chance. When we get them out together in the _Spindrift_--"
"What?"
"When we get the two of them out together in the _Spindrift_," said
Meldon, speaking slowly and distinctly, "you'll see that she'll make
herself perfectly fascinating--not to you or me, but to Simpkins."
"Leaving Miss King out of the question," said the Major, "I'd like you
to be perfectly clear about this.
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