Initially her response is to demean him and ask about his manhood. She suggests that he is childish, saying that "the very eye of childhood that fears a painted devil." Her second response was to cover him.
Explanation:
- She chides him by suggesting he has given in to cowardliness.
- She goes even further and suggests that his behavior would appear appropriate for an old woman,telling tales around the fire, than for a man.
- She reminds him of his place and of the actions expected of him
- She makes excuses
- She faints assuming here that he talks and blunders in his explanations about why he killed the guards out of guilt.
