"I'm not listening to you because you haven't even given her a chance..." Slater said, almost as if he had given up but then Vivian came in, all sweetness and light, asking Delia if she wanted tea. He hadn't the heart to tell her to leave, as he wanted to speak to Delia alone, but then he wanted his daughter to see Viv wasn't bad at all.
"I don't want anything," he said, as if it were final.