c they

    called it - of wo o be

    a new world fres; and as soon as he

    could escape from the council-board or audience-chamber, he would

    run do staircase, s lions of gilt bronze and its

    steps of brigo room, and from

    corridor to corridor, like one y an

    anodyne from pain, a sort of restoration from sickness.

    Upon them - and,

    indeed, to hrough a marvellous land, he

    imes be accompanied by t

    pages, ing mantles, and gay fluttering ribands; but

    more often ain quick

    instinct, ion, t ts of art

    are best learned in secret, and t Beauty, like isdom, loves the

    lonely worshipper.

    Many curious stories ed about  t was

    said t a stout Burgo-master, wo deliver a florid

    oratorical address on beizens of town, had

    caug of ion before a great

    picture t  been broug seemed to

    her occasion he had

    been missed for several er a lengthened search had

    been discovered in a little currets

    of trance, at a Greek gem carved

    ale ran,

    pressing o tique statue t

    he

    building of tone bridge, and he name of

    t in

    noting t of t on a silver image of Endymion.

    All rare and costly materials ainly a great fascination for

    o procure t away many

    mercs, some to traffic for amber he rough fisher-folk of

    to Egypt to look for t curious green

    turquoise o

    possess magical properties, some to