but she was in the same room, after all. Suddenly I thought, How long
does it take to say no}
'Ollie?' Jenny had her hand over the telephone mouthpiece.
'Ollie, do we have to say no?'
'Yes, we do. And hurry up, dammit!'
'I'm terribly sorry,' she said into the telephone. She covered the mouthpiece again and turned to me. 'He's very
unhappy, Oliver! Can you just sit there and let your father
bleed?'