It's QUITE possible; really it is.

Just stop and think.

This is a positive crisis we're looking at now." "Can't we get rid of him SOMEHOW ?" "O-oh!" whispered Blix, all at once, in a quiver of excitement.

"There is a way, if we'd ever have the courage to do it.

It might work; and if it didn't, he'd never know the difference, never would suspect us.
Oh! but we wouldn't dare." "What?
what?
In Heaven's name what is it, Blix ?" "We wouldn't dare--we couldn't.