add to that he 'd been stripping her out of her gown , for god 's sake . maybe it was the colorful , knee length man-skirt he wore ? that man loves you more than anything . as for calling her off , as you put it-i 'm afraid the political situation is just too damned delicate . a child should n't have to feel so much pain . `` this skin ... as fine as ivory . it almost hurt to watch him cover up his body the way he was . 