# VII: Master Ambrose Chases a Wild Goose and Has a Vision explained — Lud-in-the-Mist > Chapter companion for Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees. ## What happens Master Ambrose Honeysuckle's peaceful afternoon is shattered when his daughter Moonlove rushes across the lawn in a state of wild terror, shrieking about horror and a never-stopping tune, before fleeing the house. He pursues her through the streets of Lud-in-the-Mist, but she outruns the crowd. At the Academy, he confronts a flustered Miss Primrose Crabapple and demands to see Prunella Chanticleer. Prunella hints that Moonlove may have eaten fairy fruit, a horrifying accusation. In the midst of his rage, Master Ambrose has a vision of Duke Aubrey in the window, which he dismisses as an hallucination. He resolves to pursue justice regardless of the scandal to his family. ## Themes in this chapter ### Fear of the Unknown Moonlove's terror and cryptic words about horror and a never-stopping tune embody the fear of unknown forces. ### Reality vs. Delusion Master Ambrose's vision of Duke Aubrey and his dismissal of it as an hallucination highlight the blurring of reality and delusion. ### Repression and Taboo The accusation that Moonlove has eaten fairy fruit, a forbidden act, and Master Ambrose's determination to pursue justice despite the scandal, underscore the theme of repression and taboo. ## Character check-ins ### Master Ambrose Honeysuckle Chases his daughter Moonlove through the streets, confronts Miss Primrose and Prunella, and has a vision of Duke Aubrey. ### Moonlove Honeysuckle Flees her home in a state of terror, shrieking about horror and a never-stopping tune. ### Dame Jessamine Placidly fanning herself on the lawn, she is roused by Moonlove's flight and begins to have hysterics. ### Miss Primrose Crabapple Flustered and scared, she tries to conceal something from Master Ambrose at the Academy. ### Prunella Chanticleer Sent for by Master Ambrose, she hints that Moonlove may have eaten fairy fruit and mocks him. ### Duke Aubrey Appears as a vision in the window, identical to his portrait, holding a hunting horn and a skull. ## Key lines > The little lass is too nimble-heeled for us The young girl is too fast for us to catch. _The crowd acknowledges they cannot keep up with Moonlove._ > Cut the fiddle strings! Sever the strings of the fiddle! _Moonlove's desperate plea to stop a haunting tune._ > Supposing she has eaten fairy fruit? What if she has consumed fairy fruit? _Prunella suggests the forbidden cause of Moonlove's behavior._ ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters/vii-master-ambrose-chases-a-wild-goose-and-has-a-vision - Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se - All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/lud_in_the_mist_se/chapters