"But you didn't tell the truth.

That's why I'm angry with you.

You--told--a lie." "I ?" said Bertie.
He had taken his arms quite away from her now.

He seemed in fact a little afraid of touching her.

But Dot showed no disposition to beat a retreat.
They faced each other in the old apple cupboard, as if it were the most appropriate place in the world for a conflict.
"Yes, you!" said Dot.
"What did I say ?" asked Bertie, hastily casting back his thoughts.
She looked at him with eyes that seemed to grow more contemptuously bright every instant.