[She looks up sharply, but that's mostly because she does everything sharply, or nearly so. The man does not look as though he means her harm, but he asks her name--and that puts a certain sort of suspicion in her mind. (It might be unfair of her; in fact, it probably is. But it is what it is, that persistent concern that someone might need to verify her identity for reasons she will not like.)]
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Why?