When he was away she wanted him; when he was near she liked to quarrel with him.

When they were together, one moment she wanted to take his hands in her hands, and in the next she wanted to push him over some great cliff--he was so maddening.

He provoked the devil in her; yet he made her sing the song of Eden.

What was it?
As she asked the question she heard a firm step on the path.

It was Carnac.