For some reason this caused eyes to swivel, ever so briefly, toward the Earl of Upnor. 'It went well,' Pepys said, drawing closer to Daniel, 'until Mr. Root threatened to spank the Earl. Don't look at him, don't look at him,' Pepys continued levelly, taking Daniel's arm and turning him away from the Earl. The timing was unfortunate, because Daniel was certain he had just overhead Upnor mentioning Isaac Newton by name, and wanted to eavesdrop.