He Saw Them, All Right
Two officers were sent to arrest a Quaker; his wife met them at the door and said, “Walk in, gentlemen; my husband will see thee.”
After waiting some time they got impatient and called the woman, saying, “You said we should see your husband presently.”
“No, friend,” she replied; “I said he would see thee—he did see thee, did not like thy looks, and went out by the back door.”