A Passage to India

What does Forster mean when he says that Aziz spoke to Ronny with “impertinent friendliness”?

Chapter III

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Impertinence is rudeness or lack of respect; impertinent friendliness would be to speak with a false face (you might say two-faced). Forster means that Aziz's friendliness was an act backed up by an air of snideness or superiority.