He stopped, and aggressively snapped:
"Well? What do you want?"
"You've had nothing, have you?"
"Had nothing ... what do you mean?"
"To get your teeth into!"
He hesitated:
"A lot you care!"
I went up to him, and put my hand on his shoulder:
"Like a bit of chicken?"
He made a movement as if to free himself, and then thought better of it, and said more gently: