hurt or cold or British?

[drdeng]

Could anyone tell me what "hurt or cold or British" means in the following passage taken from Goldsmith's book?

"Seward Jr.: After they divorced, Mon was completely depressed. I don't think she really acknowledged the fact that they'd gotten a divorce. I can't tell you why she acted the way she did, whether she was hurt or cold or British � somewhere in that triangle. I've resented it all my life, I think more than anyone else has. I feel she doesn't have a moral backbone. �"

[Postdog]

As a pure guess, and just from that, I'd say it meant being distant or aloof, not really at one with other people.