temeraire did not quite know what to think of him : he had been very ready to take junichiro to his heart , when he had learnt everything that young man had done , to see laurence safely back ; but junichiro had been so very standoffish ; he had spurned temeraire 's thanks , saying , `` i did nothing for his sake , '' and when temeraire had asked him for lessons in japanese , shipboard , he had refused with a flat , unfriendly , `` of what use could such instruction be to you ?