The whole party are Southerners, that's clear; and these Southerners are mighty touchy about their niggers sometimes, and kick and cut like the devil about them.

We grew touchy on little things, as a misplaced plate, a shortage of firewood, too deep a draught at the nearly empty bucket.

'The galled jade' winced terribly:he was touchy as tinder, sir:never was Digest so ill-digested.'

I never saw you so touchy in all my life.

They are always acting a part, and become touchy from a half-conscious sense of the imposture.