Word: offenceâ
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...look at ?his face was paunchy, his black knitted* hair gave an unkempt appearance. His voice, too, retained the flat tones, the slightly nasal twang of upstate New York. There was nothing about his person suggesting the aesthete. These, however, were trifles. There were more serious causes of offence???for example, he was perpetually stepping on the toes of U. S. sentimentality. And he often refused to come to the .telephone when he had retired to his study. But much was forgiven him for his bride's sake. She was utterly sympathetic. It was impossible not to like...
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