Must we argue word choice? Now?

“I'm more worried about you," she said. "You and trouble...""yeah." She heard th…”

“No,” Shane said. “I’m not leaving you two here alone. We stick together.”“I’m s…”

“And about Shane, I swear, if he doesn't snap out of it, I'm going to punch him …”

“My, if I didn't loathe her so much, I'd admire her.”