Nancy gives Childermass her own scathing look when he grabs her. She resists, of course- she didn't like men grabbing on her without her consent- but finds herself moving towards the chair anyway. When she sees her opportunity, she stands and crosses her arms over her chest. "I'll stand, thanks." there was no gratefulness in her words.

She turns to Norrel: "your manservant said you'd taken a liking to me and brought me here under the assumption I was going to service you." Because she was in the room, and as much as him brushing her touch off hurt, she could speak not only for herself, but her mind as well.

"Now is that the case, or have I been brought in under false pretenses? if that's the case..." She looked at Childermass, "I expect compensation either way." and she would not be giving up any information. not to the creepy bird man and his slimy butler.

this was the wrong way to get information out of a girl.

"and I'd like a drink." a stiff one.