"It hadn't." "What hadn't?
Hadn't what ?" "The machine; it hadn't broken down." "But I saw it," exclaimed Neil.

"What do you mean, Syd ?" "I mean that it hadn't really broken down, Neil.

I--the truth is I had pried one of the links up with a screw-driver." Neil stared in a puzzled way.
"But--what for ?" he asked.
"Don't you understand ?" asked Sydney, shame-faced.

"Because I wanted to know you, and I thought if you found me there with my machine busted you'd try to fix it; and I'd make your acquaintance.

It--it was awfully dishonest, I know," muttered Sydney at the last.
Neil stared for a moment in surprise.