[flatly, with a note of derision:] I very much wonder about that.

[she huffs through her nose, closing her eyes; it's easier to keep from running her mouth if she's not looking at him.

even so, she lifts her chin haughtily:] I wouldn't discredit one's instincts or conscience so quickly simply because someone has done you a favor or three, but that's hardly my business, now is it?