Antonia Forest fans

But his first response when he sees them climbing on the boat is to go off and have a ride by himself on top of the cliff, assuming Nicola will sort everything out! Seems a bit avoidant to me, and certainly not very responsible. Also, Nicola's response (something like 'Nicola bit back a response', can't remember exactly) indicates this isn't an unusual way for him to behave in a crisis.