I’m sorry to disappoint you. “You’re just a boy! You grow moody and spellbound, John, and the next moment you are ecstatic. She was never violent when angry: she became as calm and baffling as the sea in doldrums. I made it a point to bring beachcombers to the house to fill her with horror of mankind. After all, that was life. ’ ‘He said!’ Melusine uttered scornfully.