Typical man, she thought with a touch of asperity, and opened her eyes.

Otto would have liked a touch of asperity in his voice but all he managed to do was to sound worried.

"I don't like being pestered either," she told him with a touch of asperity.

Look here," she said, with a touch of asperity, "you have two hands.

"I'm not referring to his motives," the woman said, with a touch of asperity.

There was only a touch of asperity in Elayne's voice, though, and they settled down to sleep.

"Shall we say there is a little touch of asperity now and then?"

And the slight touch of asperity meant Delana had not told her what matter.

There was more than a touch of asperity in the answer.

"Because you saw him," she said with a touch of asperity.