If Humdinger came in and asked me why I excerpted and listened to my honest answer then........ Said something like....... ok, I see why you did what you did but in the future don’t do it....because of x y z
That would have been very effective.
His accusations were unnecessary.
Angry? Nope.... I am insulted by the accusations
Easy solution: no unnecessary excerpts.
Problem solved!
How hard is that?