"You are right there. I should not believe you."
"But it is the truth, nevertheless, and it will not serve me to talk it over with you. Can I see your husband?"
"You cannot see him."
"Is he not at home?"
"He is not at home."
"Will he be in soon?"
"He will not be in soon."
There was no mistaking her meaning; she regarded me as an enemy, and it was her intention to be personally offensive.
"You do not wish me and your husband to meet?"
"You shan't meet if I can help it."