"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."