You understand, to _get_ her, and settle the matter with you in a different way from the one we're using now.

You hit the word when you said 'isolation.' What a damn fool a man can make of himself over a pretty face! Think of it--half a million dollars!" "It sounds unreal," mused Alan, keeping his face to the window.

"Why should he offer so much ?" "You must keep the stipulation in mind, Holt.

That is an important part of the deal.

You are to keep your mouth shut.