This is not the first time that you have publicly accused us of meddling.

Now I want you to understand once and for all that this must cease.

You should not jump at conclusions and then vent your rage upon innocent bystanders.
"This much I will say as a matter of information, that we were not the only ones here this afternoon, as several of your particular friends spent some time in your booth, and I should advise that you call them to account and let us alone.

Come on, girls," she said, turning to Grace and her friends, "we mustn't waste any more time." With this Miriam turned her back squarely upon Eleanor, and without giving her time to reply, walked to the other end of the hall.
The girls were not slow in joining her, and in a moment Eleanor was left alone in the middle of the hall, with the unpleasant realization that for once she had overshot the mark..