Lookout, guilt is guilt is guilt so I guess that makes us all -if we're honest- guilty of something, and before you talk about degrees of guilt, there's no way to measure, so one could feel more guilty for not paying a fare than could another for murder.We simply CANNOT say, that because someone is tetchy, they're hiding guilt.
Oh, and just so we're clear, my "codswallop" comment -HARDLY bad manners- was directed NOT at you, but my view of the comment you made.
Only a hardened criminal would hide any sign of guilt. Jeremy's hardly a hardened criminal,he doesn't even come anywhere near the description. Nor is he a mass murderer.
Most criminals are edgy from what I've seen. Hiding something.Fear of being dobbed in or caught. Ever met an honest criminal ? Conmen with the gift of the gab-----shifty beggars with no conscience.
Anyone,it doesn't have to be a criminal,if they're hiding something, will appear on edge or uncomfortable.
Those who've got nothing to hide are entirely different, are happy,content and laid-back characters and who are not afraid of confrontation of any kind.
Irritated would be a word best used for those who experience the odd blip in life as opposed to tetchy which usually indicates some sort of deep-seated problem. A baby/toddler can be tetchy,which means that they have a physical problem,be it teething or stomach ache. In an adult it usually spells a problem about worry of sorts-------the mind, and can become out of character for a person who's normally placid sparking something more than just a blip.
If you go through life doing the right thing,there's no place for guilt is there ?