"It isn't much good being fond of her if she isn't fond of him," I said.
He stared uneasily at the floor. "She might be fond of him," he replied, at length, "if—if somebody would help her."
"In other words, they are both to be helped into each other's arms?"
"That's right!"
"And what does Severn think of the idea?"
"I—I don't know. I didn't ask him anything except to go back to Helen immediately, and he promised to do that."
"So that the reunion idea is entirely yours?"
"Yes."
"And you're going to work it out entirely by yourself?"
"No, no, I'm not. You're going to help me."