"No," is a short and simple word, but I found it tremendously difficult to pronounce.

Yet I did pronounce it, I am glad to say.

After all that I had said before I would have been ashamed to do anything else.
He did not appear surprised at my refusal.
"All right," he said.

"I'm not going to coax you.

Just remember that the offer holds good and when you get ready to accept it, sing out.