"You see," I said, "Lankester's book's awfully important. It means
no end to him. If he makes the fine thing of it we think he will,
it'll place him. What's more, it'll place Lankester. He's still--as
far as the big outside public is concerned--waiting to be placed."
"He mustn't wait," she said. "It's all right. Grevill knows. We told
him he was to do Lankester first."