He changed the subject. The situation was one that required
thought, plan. "She's just the girl for Josh," said he to himself.
"And he must take her. Of course, he's not the man for her. She
couldn't care for him, not in a thousand years. What woman with a
sense of humor could? But she's got to marry somebody that can
give her what she must have. ... It's very important whom a man
marries, but it's not at all important whom a woman marries. The
world wasn't made for them, but for US!"

At Vanderman's that night he took Mrs. Tate in to dinner, but
Margaret was on his left. "When does your Craig make his speech
before the Supreme Court?" asked she.

He inspected her with some surprise. "Tuesday, I think. Why?"

"I promised him I'd go."

"And will you?"

"Certainly. Why not?"

This would never do. Josh would get the impression she was running
after him, and would be more contemptuous than ever. "I shouldn't,
if I were you."

"Why not?"

"Well, he's very vain, as you perhaps discovered. He might
misunderstand."