What was it you were going to say when she stopped you ?' 'I'll tell you,' said the Psammead, 'since you're so anxious to know.

I was going to say this.

You've saved my life--and I'm not ungrateful--but it doesn't change your nature or mine.

You're still very ignorant, and rather silly, and I am worth a thousand of you any day of the week.' 'Of course you are!' Anthea was beginning but it interrupted her.
'It's very rude to interrupt,' it said; 'what I mean is that I'm not going to stand any nonsense, and if you think what you've done is to give you the right to pet me or make me demean myself by playing with you, you'll find out that what you think doesn't matter a single penny.
See?
It's what _I_ think that matters.' 'I know,' said Cyril, 'it always was, if you remember.' 'Well,' said the Psammead, 'then that's settled.

We're to be treated as we deserve.