The Duke of Monmouth saw none of this drama, engaged as he was in a minute inspection of Eliza. He began with her hair, worked his way down to her ankles, then back up, until he was startled to discover a pair of blue eyes staring back at him. That led to a spell of disorientation just long enough for d'Avaux (who had pinned Mary's hand between his elbow and ribcage) to say, 'By all means, your Grace, go for a skate, stretch your legs – we novices will just totter around the Vijver for a few minutes.'