I will kill you, if need be, should you try to force him on me.

Now, father, we understand each other.

At least you cannot fail to understand me.

For the last time I warn you.

Beware of me." She gently pushed the chair back from the table, quietly adjusted the sleeve which she had drawn upward from her wrist, and slowly walked out of the room, softly humming the refrain of a roundelay.