Quard started and jerked out a "What?"
"I said, let me alone," she repeated in the same manner, looking him steadily in the face.
He coloured darkly, mumbled something indistinguishable, and flashed into a short-lived fit of temper.
"What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded hotly.
"What's the matter with you, anyway?" he demanded, hotly.
"Nothing," she replied quietly; "only I don't want to be pawed."