to laurence 's great relief , yongxing did not come back up on deck for several days after the incident , which served to let the first heat of temeraire 's temper cool ; and when at last he did make another appearance , it was with no alteration of manner at all : he greeted laurence with the same cool and distant civility , and proceeded to give temeraire another recitation of poetry , which after a little while caught temeraire 's interest , despite himself , and made him forget to keep glaring : he did not have a resentful nature .