[Chilton, noting the mirroring, tightened his frown. Impossible to tell if Poe's movement was subconscious or intentional, but Chilton considered it an aggressive tactic nonetheless.]

So he is an ingrate. That alone can't be what did it to you. [Either Chauncy had burned Poe in some additional way, or Chauncy just had terrible timing -- he could have been the last piece of straw that broke the camel's back, he could have cracked what little resistance to temper Poe might have already possessed.]

Anything else unusual happen that day? Or was he the only blotting on your otherwise pleasant existence?