Susan kisses him again then, partly to ease her racing mind, partly to give herself time to sort out her reaction. But she oughtn't let it run too long - she shouldn't want Lancelot to think she's trying to distract him from the conversation.

She hasn't got anything sorted out by the time she draws away. "When you say you were all hurt and that you did no one any good- do you mean you and Arthur and Guinever, or you and Galahad, or just Galahad and Arthur and Guinever, or --?"