I am impulsive, I know it, and I often do and say things on impulse which I am sorry for afterward.

I offended you." "Oh no, no," I put in, hurriedly.

She had offended me, but this frank confession touched me more than the offense had hurt.

She was doing a hard thing and doing it handsomely.
"Yes, I offended you," she repeated, firmly.

"I have considered the matter a good deal since then, and it seems to me that you were right to feel offended.