A sharp intake of breath at the rebuke and then Jack lowers his head. "No," he replied shamefully, realizing he'd been out of line. Not for fear of impropriety... not even of her temper but because that had been a vicious thing to ask of someone who had no better control over the situation than he did. (Somewhere, Pitch is gloating about being right.)

"No, you're right. I didn't..." Think-- he didn't think before he spoke, as usual.

"I shouldn't have said that," he said and then added because he found he genuinely was, "I'm sorry."