"Unfortunately," the woman continued in a voice like steel, "I have a great deal of work to do this morning."
"Dr. Haenlingen—"
"I'm sorry," she said, but she didn't sound sorry in the least. Her eyes went down to a pile of papers on the desk. A second passed.
"You've got to listen to me," Norma said. "What you're doing is unfair."
Dr. Haenlingen didn't look up. "Oh?"
"They were just—having fun," Norma said. "There was nothing wrong, nothing at all. You happened to come in at a bad moment, but it didn't mean anything, there wasn't anything going on that should have bothered you...."
"Perhaps not," Dr. Haenlingen said. "Unfortunately, what bothers me is not reducible to rule."
"But you're going to act on it," Norma said. "You're going to—"
"Yes?" Dr. Haenlingen said. "What am I going to do?"
"Well, you—"