"Some time?" Her face showed alarm and suspicion. "You're not going to see me any more at all," she accused. "Is that it?"
He smiled wanly. "Hardly as bad as that."
"When, then?"
"How can I tell? Business——"
"Business!" she echoed scornfully. "You're going away—from me."
"For a while."
"Why?" she demanded, "when I need you so much?"
"No. You don't really need me."
"When I want you, then?" she said imperiously.