Raising A Finger

"Since we know it's just a rumor, then what is there to panic about?" The old Ming matriarch shrieked. Because of some strange feelings of humiliation, the old woman's voice became sharp and as scary as a knife being scraped across a piece of porcelain.

The great-aunt [JW1] sitting next to her shook in fright and quickly returned to her seat. She did not dare say another word.