[ He can't see what the rabbit is doing; but he does hear that yelp and strangled cry and his own name! ]

What? What?

Don't get so--

I've known you for years, since you were a child! Anyone would be upset in that situation! How was I supposed to know? Nobody told me!

But if it bothers you, well then! Just forget about it! Forget I-- Forget it happened, all right?

[ He thought he'd been pushing; but it seems he's been pushed, himself. He starts to stomp off, leaving poor glasses-less Reim with his rabbit! ]