Originally posted by EvelynC:
I don't understand why she was insulted by Clark's comment about having tough skin!?? Seemed unreasonable to me, but I guess this is Lois who doesn't need much...
Thank you for the note. I have changed the line to this (for future readers) = see below. I hope it makes her motivation (her hair raising on the back of her neck) more clear.
“Clark,” the man corrected with a smile and then he chuckled. “I hope you’re thick skinned.”
Lois’s tongue went over her teeth as her spine again went stiff. She turned her back on him as no snide retort came to her.
First Cat, now this guy. What is it with these city folks? Is a putdown considered a greeting here? So, he doesn’t think I’m tough enough for this job. Humph! I’ll show him.
He was just a deliveryman, she reminded herself. At least Jimmy, Perry, and Claude had been nice to her. Calmer, she turned back to face them.
