I felt I was behaving, badly; and was now not only angry with Alan, but angry with myself in the bargain; and it made me the more cruel.
"You asked me to speak," said I."Well, then, I will.

You own yourself that you have done me a disservice; I have had to swallow an affront: I have never reproached you, I never named the thing till you did.

And now you blame me," cried I, "because I cannae laugh and sing as if I was glad to be affronted.

The next thing will be that I'm to go down upon my knees and thank you for it! Ye should think more of others, Alan Breck.

If ye thought more of others, ye would perhaps speak less about yourself; and when a friend that likes you very well has passed over an offence without a word, you would be blithe to let it lie, instead of making it a stick to break his back with.