He'll be glad enough to get Simpkins for her.

He'll recollect that Ballymoy is a frightfully out-of-the-way place, and that if Miss King is married to a man who lives here none of her friends will ever see any more of her.

That's exactly what he wants; and so I confidently expect that, once the position is explained to him, he'll simply jump at the chance." "Do you mean to say," said the Major--"I am now supposing that all your ridiculous ideas are true, and that Miss King will really--" He hesitated.
"Kill Simpkins ?" said Meldon.

"That's what you want done, isn't it ?" "Do you mean to say that you think the judge will go out of his way to encourage her to commit another crime ?" "It's not the business of a judge to prevent crime," said Meldon.

"You mustn't mix him up with the police.