andiseemshafromheveryfirsmomenofhisrecogniionhehadshownsignsofhasrangepassionforbeauyhawasdesinedohavesogreaaninfluenceoverhislifehosewhoaccompaniedhimohesuieofroomsseaparforhisservice,ofenspokeofhecryofpleasurehabrokefromhislipswhenhesawhedelicaeraimenandrichjewelshahadbeenpreparedforhim,andofhealmosfiercejoywihwhichheflungasidehisroughleahernunicandcoarsesheepskincloakhemissed,indeed,aimeshefinefreedomofhisforeslife,andwasalwaysapochafeaheediouscourceremonieshaoccupiedsomuchofeachday,buhewonderfulpace—joyeuse,asheycalledi—ofwhichhenowfoundhimselflord,seemedohimobeanewworldfreshfashionedforhisdeligh;andassoonashecouldescapefromhecouncilboardoraudiencechamber,hewouldrundownhegreasaircase,wihislionsofgilbronzeandissepsofbrighporphyry,andwanderfromroomoroom,andfromcorridorocorridor,likeonewhowasseekingofindinbeauyananodynefrompain,asorofresoraionfromsickness

uponhesejourneysofdiscovery,ashewouldcallhem—and,indeed,heywereohimrealvoyageshroughamarvellousnd,hewouldsomeimesbeaccompaniedbyheslim,fairhairedcourpages,wihheirfloaingmanles,andgayflueringribands;bumoreofenhewouldbealone,feelinghroughacerainquickinsinc,whichwasalmosadivinaion,hahesecresofararebeslearnedinsecre,andhabeauy,likewisdom,loveshelonelyworshipper

manycurioussorieswerereedabouhimahisperiodiwassaidhaasouburgomaser,whohadcomeodeliverafloridoraoricaladdressonbehalfofheciizensofheown,hadcaughsighofhimkneelinginrealadoraionbeforeagreapicurehahadjusbeenbroughfromvenice,andhaseemedoheraldheworshipofsomenewgodsonanoheroccasionhehadbeenmissedforseveralhours,andaferalenghenedsearchhadbeendiscoveredinalilechamberinoneofhenorhernurresofhepacegazing,asoneinarance,aagreekgemcarvedwihhefigureofadonishehadbeenseen,sohealeran,pressinghiswarmlipsohemarblebrowofananiquesauehahadbeendiscoveredinhebedofheriveronheoccasionofhebuildingofhesonebridge,andwasinscribedwihhenameofhebihyniansveofhadrianhehadpassedawholenighinnoingheeffecofhemoonlighonasilverimageofendymion

allrareandcoslymaerialshadcerainlyagreafascinaionforhim,andinhiseagernessoprocurehemhehadsenawaymanymerchans,someorafficforamberwihheroughfisherfolkofhenorhseas,someoegypolookforhacuriousgreenurquoisewhichisfoundonlyinheombsofkings,andissaidopossessmagicalproperies,someopersiaforsilkencarpesandpainedpoery,andohersoindiaobuygauzeandsainedivory,moonsonesandbracelesofjade,sandalwoodandblueenamelandshawlsoffinewool

buwhahadoccupiedhimmoswasherobehewasowearahiscoronaion,herobeofissuedgold,andherubysuddedcrown,andhesceprewihisrowsandringsofpearlsindeed,iwasofhishahewashinkingonigh,asheybackonhisluxuriouscouch,wachinghegreapinewoodloghawasburningiselfouonheopenhearhhedesigns,whichwerefromhehandsofhemosfamousarissofheime,hadbeensubmiedohimmanymonhsbefore,andhehadgivenordershahearificerswereooilnighanddayocarryhemou,andhahewholeworldwasobesearchedforjewelshawouldbeworhyofheirworkhesawhimselfinfancysandingahehighalarofhecahedralinhefairraimenofaking,andasmilepyedandlingeredabouhisboyishlips,andliupwihabrighlusrehisdarkwoodndeyes

afersomeimeherosefromhissea,andleaningagainshecarvedpenhouseofhechimney,lookedroundahedimlyliroomhewallswerehungwihrichapesriesrepreseningheriumphofbeauyargepress,inidwihagaeandpiszuli,filledonecorner,andfacinghewindowsoodacuriouslywroughcabiwihcquerpanelsofpowderedandmosaicedgold,onwhichwerepcedsomedelicaegoblesofveiangss,andacupofdarkveinedonyxpalepoppieswerebroideredonhesilkcoverleofhebed,ashoughheyhadfallenfromheiredhandsofsleep,andallreedsoffluedivorybareuphevelvecanopy,fromwhichgreaufsofosrichplumessprang,likewhiefoam,ohepallidsilverofhefreedceilingaughingnarcissusingreenbronzeheldapolishedmirroraboveisheadonheablesoodafbowlofamehys

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