Apparently he mistook her breathless state as an indication of passion.
He claimed he was drunk at the time and mistook the puppy for a coyote.
Being discovered he was torn to pieces by Agave and others, who mistook him for some wild beast.
Elias mistook german exceptionalism, which he took to be one of barbarity.
In the middle of the queen's throne was a low stone box she mistook at first glance to be the world's most uncomfortable lumbar support.