And full well these keen leaders knew the ticklishness of handling a fanatical Oriental mob, as subsequent events showed.
"Quiet Talks about Jesus"
S. D. Gordon
That is why Al rode oblivious to his surroundings, meditating no doubt upon the best means of preserving the integrity of the Sawtooth and at the same time soothing effectively the ticklishness of the situation of which he had complained.
"Sawtooth Ranch"
B. M. Bower
There was no end to the ticklishness of their relation.
"When Ghost Meets Ghost"
William Frend De Morgan