He had been in his office all morning, taking the afternoon off to come home. "What did I say?" Funny, he did not remember calling her.
"You know what you said."
"Honest, I don't."
"Say, are you planning to renege or something?"
"Ellen, something's screwy. I don't remember calling you this morning."
"That's because you didn't, dear."
"But you said I said—"
"Are you trying to be funny?"
"No."
"You were here all morning. You weren't gone more than an hour when you came back."