But Levy's attraction to More has nothing to do with martyrdom: "He represents at once great principle and great maneuverability, flexibility, guilefulness, someone who could move in the political world."

'Most elegant and nimble, full o' guilefulness and most diabolical of purpose, flippers tailor-made by the devil himself to belong to a broadsman o' most superior talent.

For she guessed little of Swanhild's guilefulness, nor of the coldness of her heart to all save Eric; nor of how this was the only joy left to her: to make a sport of men and put them to grief and shame.