"Well, no." He managed to appear unjustly accused, and slightly offended.

Indeed, he seemed to be slightly offended by Harton's pertinacity, and went down into his cabin.

The admiral looked slightly offended for a moment, then his face moved over into a diplomatic mask similar to my own.

"It's my office, " she said, managing to sound slightly offended.

There was neither alarm nor what Farrell would have called concern in her voice; if anything, she sounded slightly offended.

He seemed slightly offended that she felt the need to ask.

He sounded slightly offended that Chee had even mentioned it.

Peering through the lens, he made out enough of the essay's contents to get interested and slightly offended.

'I've never seen Tab do that before,' and the captain sounded slightly offended.

"Private property owners are always slightly offended," he said.