he felt his mouth smile in an effort to thaw her out ; he heard himself ask her teasingly if being at llanlleyn were such a hardship , but it was the wrong thing to say ; he knew it immediately by the way her mouth creased tightly shut and her glance dropped mutinously from his face to the floor , and he knew he ought to shake himself out of his gaping stupor but he couldnt , he couldnthe was mesmerized by her presence he reassured her that no harm was intended to her or her sons , that everyone at llanlleyn held her in great esteem but these words did not impress her .