| 1 | He heard the note of warning in her statement; | |
| 2 | I resent your implication that my work is unsatisfactory. | |
| 3 | I don't want to be anything wishy-washy, except for the overtones of that. | |
| 4 | It also sounds like the subtext is that she's not asking for the man's help at that moment. | |
| 5 | He heard the note of warning in her statement; she was protecting herturf. |