I don't want   Then, in a flash, a rim of cold steel touched her temple, and Mrs. Vandemeyer's voice rose cold and menacing: "You damned little fool! 
Mrs. Vandemeyer was holding a 9mm pistol. 
mnli hypothesis: Mrs. Vandemeyer was holding a 9mm pistol.  premise: I don't want   Then, in a flash, a rim of cold steel touched her temple, and Mrs. Vandemeyer's voice rose cold and menacing: "You damned little fool! 