Antonin's concern was starting to get on her nerves. How could he be so calm after the public spectacle his wife made of herself? If he was still planning on making his move to assume power over the regime, he would have to work much harder to push past the sting of embarrassment associated with his damaged wife. She was nothing but a burden to him. It might have been easier to deal with the entire humiliation if she didn't know how worried he was for her well-being. She was beginning to see the truth in the claim that she was his weakness. If he wasn't careful, she could very easily become his downfall.