i thought you would want to nail them before they had a chance to get away . '' for some reason the whole chain of events , and being the only person of any value in a medical crisis , had driven away my nerves . by that time she would have done what she came here to do , despite the fact that tonight she might be meeting her end . his majesty 's ship , the hope , settles slowly and gently into the treetops . `` and how do you expect me to pull that off ? '' 