Sweetkin

"There now, my sweetkin. Don't be scared. It's just a silly old eunuch."

The screaming stopped briefly for want of breath and, quickly noticing his wife's expression and without an iota of guile evident, he said, 'On the other hand, my sweetkin, maybe you're right, you always are, you're so clever, so yes, […]

“How clever of you, sweetkin. So it is.”