“And do you really think I am?”
He had unlocked the door; after a pause I heard him lock it again. But I did not see his face until he returned to the bedside. And then it frightened me. It was distorted and discolored with rage and chagrin.
“You’ve been making a fool of me!” he cried fiercely.
“No, I have been considering the matter, Rattray.”
“And you won’t accept my offer?”
“Of course I won’t. I didn’t say I’d been considering that.”
“And do you really think I am?”
He had unlocked the door; after a pause I heard him lock it again. But I did not see his face until he returned to the bedside. And then it frightened me. It was distorted and discolored with rage and chagrin.
“You’ve been making a fool of me!” he cried fiercely.
“No, I have been considering the matter, Rattray.”
“And you won’t accept my offer?”
“Of course I won’t. I didn’t say I’d been considering that.”
