The last was a guess, but I couldn't interpret our guest's purposeful maneuverings as other than intelligent.
"Greylorn"
John Keith Laumer
In fact, she found Brule's slightly startled reports of maneuverings of various amorous Hub ladies very entertaining.
"Legacy"
James H Schmitz
Let's assume instead that the rather clever people with whom you've been working are quite clever enough to see through all these little maneuverings.
"Legacy"
James H Schmitz