“Am I so objectionable?�
“Under the circumstances, Mrs. Babbington, you are.�
“You are at least frankly spoken.�
“I told you I was a blunt man.�
“I suppose you have been told many things about me; have been warned against this precise situation, have you not?�
“Yes. Repeatedly.�
“Well?�
“I have no comment to make, madam.�
“Not even one of resentment, or disgust, or anger?�
“No.�