Pay him enough and the skipper will think it a first rate joke." "But he might be so angry that he would refuse to marry us after all our trouble." "Oh, do not you believe that--if you make the fee large enough.

Treat him kindly, represent to him the absolute necessity of the case, say that you never would have thought of such a thing if it could in any way have been avoided, and I'll warrant he will do the job before you reach New York." "I wish I felt as certain as you do." "Well, suppose he will not be mollified.

What then?
Your end is attained.

He has acted as chaperon, and involuntary master of propriety whether he would or not.

A minister is just as good as a matron to chaperon the maiden.