By means of explanation, Havelock hold up the little ice figure in one cupped palm. He isn't sure if the - enchantment? It muct be something of the kind - will repeat, but Puck's likeness is clear enough in the shape of it.

"I was brought this," he says, as it stays resolutely silent.

"It spoke in Puck's voice, and in the form of a sonnet, which is like him; but the content was decidedly not."

He pauses briefly.

"Also, I have not touched Atlantean in many months, nor any other narcotic substance so far as I am aware."



It's good to be clear about these things.