'Possibly,' said William, Prince of Orange and Stadholder of the Dutch Republic. He had extricated himself from the canvas seat of the sailer and was standing on the beach facing out to sea, layers of sand-spattered leather and spray-soaked wool giving his body more bulk than it really had. 'Or perhaps I like to go sand-sailing by myself, and your reading so much into it is proof you've been too long at Versailles.'