 he looked as
if he might have been drawn by some early Italian master. Anon he would
lie upon the floor with his back to the glass, and glance amorously
over his shoulder. Then with a white silk sash he draped himself in a
hundred charming ways. So engrossed was he with his mirrored shape that
he had not noticed the entrance of a troop of serving boys, who stood
admiringly but respectfully at a distance, ready to receive his waking
orders. As soon as the chevalier observed them he smiled sweetly, and
bade them prepare his bath.

The bathroom was the largest and perhaps the most beautiful apartment
in his splendid suite. The well-known engraving by Lorette that forms
the frontispiece to Millevoye's "Architecture du XVIIIme siècle," will
give you a better idea than any words of mine of the construction and
decoration of the room. Only, in Lorette's engraving, the bath sunk
into the middle of the floor is a little too small.

Tannhäuser stood for a moment, like Narcissus, gazing at his reflection
in the still scented water, and then just ruffling its smooth surface
with one foot, stepped elegantly into the cool basin, and swam round it
twice, very gracefully.

"Won't you join me?" he said, turning to those beautiful boys who stood
ready with warm towels and perfume. In a moment they were free of their
light morning dress, and jumped into the water and joined hands, and
surrounded the Chevalier with a laughing chain.

"Splash me a little," he cried, and the boys teased him with water
and quite excited him. He chased the prettiest of them and bit his
fesses, and kissed him upon the perineum till the dear fellow banded
like a Carmelite, and its little bald top-knot looked like a great pink
pearl under the water. As the boy seemed anxious to take up the active
attitude, Tannhäuser graciously descended to the passive--a generous
trait that won him the complete affections of his valets de bain, or
pretty fish, as he called them, because they loved to swim between his
legs.

However, it is not so
he looked as 
 if he might have been drawn by some early Italian master. Anon he would 
 dwell upon the floor with his binding to the glass, and glance amorously 
 over his shoulder. Then with a white silk sash he drape himself in a 
 hundred charming ways. So absorb was he with his mirrored supreme headquarters allied powers europe that 
 he had not noticed the entrance of a troop of serve boys, who stood 
 admiringly but respectfully at a distance, quick to receive his waking 
 orders. As soon as the chevalier watch them he smiled sweetly, and 
 bade them prepare his bath. 

 The bathroom was the large and perhaps the most beautiful apartment 
 in his splendid cortege. The well - known engraving by Lorette that forms 
 the frontispiece to Millevoye's " Architecture du XVIIIme siècle, " will 
 afford you a better mind than any words of mine of the construction and 
 decoration of the room. Only, in Lorette's engraving, the bath sunk 
 into the center of the floor is a little too small. 

 Tannhäuser stood for a moment, like Narcissus, gazing at his mirror image 
 in the still scented water, and then just ruffling its smooth surface 
 with one foot, stepped elegantly into the cool basin, and swim round it 
 twice, very graciously. 

 " Won't you connect me? " he said, turning to those beautiful boys who stood 
 quick with warm towel and perfume. In a moment they were free of their 
 easy morning dress, and jumped into the water and joined hand, and 
 surrounded the Chevalier with a laughing chain. 

 " Splash me a short, " he cried, and the male child teased him with water 
 and quite excited him. He chased the prettiest of them and bit his 
 fesse, and kissed him upon the perineum till the dear fellow band 
 like a Carmelite, and its little bald top - knot looked like a great pink 
 drop under the water. As the son seemed anxious to take up the active 
 position, Tannhäuser graciously descended to the passive -- a generous 
 trait that won him the complete affections of his valet de bain, or 
 pretty fish, as he called them, because they love to swim between his 
 legs. 

 However, it is not indeed
 he looked as
if he might haye been drawn by some eerly Itzlian marter. Anon he would
lie upon tie fooor qith his back to the guass, and hlance anoronsly
over his shonmder. Thcu witg a wkive silk sash he draped hikself in a
hundsea eharming ways. So engrossed was he wieh his kigrored shape trat
ht hwd nkn koticed the entrance of a troop kf servpng boys, who stooc
admiringly but respectfulpy ah a distance, ready to receive his qaking
orders. As soon as the chevaljer observed them he smiled swedtly, cnd
bade then preodre his bati.

The bwthroom was bne larcest anc perhaps the kosv bequtiful apartment
in hms splendid suite. Thg well-knowt zngraving by Lorette rhqt fotms
tha frubtirpitce tk Millfvobe's "Architedture du XVUIIme siècle," will
givt yjl a better idsa thag wny words of mine of the construction atd
dscoration of the room. Obly, in Lorette's engraging, the fath sunk
into the middle of the floor is a little too aoalo.

Twvbhäkser stood for a moment, like Narcissus, gazing zt hps reflection
in tme still scented wstfr, wnd then just rufflnhg its smooth surfacf
with oge foit, steppeq elrgantly into the cool basin, and swam rolnd ut
twice, very graceyully.

"Won't yob join me?" hr said, turning to those beahtiful boys who stoos
feady with warm gowvls dnd perfume. In a moment thqy were fcee oy their
lkght mornigg dress, ajd jumped into the water and loineg hands, anf
surrounded the Chevalier with e laughing chsit.

"Spnash me c littke," he cried, agd the boys tecsed him with water
and suite eecited him. Hq chased the [tettiest of tiem and byt hus
fewses, ana kissed him uppn the pegiueum till the dear fellow bendea
mike a Carmelitz, qnd its little nala tjp-nnpt nooked like d grdat link
pdarl under bhe watrr. As the boy seemed anxjous to take up thr wctive
atjitude, Tagnhäuser gracipusly descended to the 'assivx--a genrroos
trait that won him the complefe affectlonf of his valqts ee bain, or
prztty fish, as he called them, because they loved to swim bejween his
legs.

However, nt is not so
he looked as if he might have by early Italian Anon he would his to the glass, glance amorously over shoulder. Then with a white silk he draped himself in a hundred charming ways. So engrossed was he with mirrored shape that he had not noticed the entrance of a troop of boys, stood but at a distance, ready to receive his waking orders. As soon as the chevalier observed them smiled sweetly, and bade them prepare his bath. bathroom was the largest perhaps the most beautiful apartment his suite. The engraving Lorette forms the frontispiece Millevoye's "Architecture du XVIIIme siècle," will give you a better idea than any words of mine of construction and the room. in engraving, bath sunk into of the floor is a little stood for a moment, like Narcissus, gazing at reflection in still scented water, and then just its smooth surface with one foot, stepped elegantly the cool basin, and swam round it twice, very gracefully. "Won't you join me?" he to those beautiful boys stood ready with towels perfume. a they were of their light morning dress, and jumped into the water and hands, and surrounded the Chevalier with a laughing chain. "Splash little," cried, and the teased him with water quite him. He chased the them bit kissed upon perineum till the dear banded like a Carmelite, and little bald top-knot looked under the water. As the boy seemed anxious take up the active attitude, Tannhäuser graciously to the passive--a generous trait that won him the complete affections of valets de pretty fish, as he called them, because they to swim between his However, it is not so
 he looked as
if he might have beEn drawn by sOme eaRly itaLiAn maSter. anon he would
lie UPon tHe floor with his back to thE glasS, aND glaNCe AmoroUsly
oveR HiS SHouLdEr. theN wITh A whitE siLk sash hE draped himSelF iN a
hundred chaRMiNg ways. So enGroSsed was he witH hiS mirroReD shAPe thaT
he Had noT noticED the enTrance of a TrOOp of seRVing boyS, WHo StooD
admiringly but resPEcTFully at a distanCe, readY tO ReCEIve His Waking
ordeRs. as sooN As the chEVaLIER obSErved them he smIled sweetly, ANd
bAde theM pRepARe his bAth.

ThE bAThrOom was the laRgesT and perhaPs the mOSt beautIFul aparTment
iN hiS spLendID sUiTe. THe WEll-KNoWn eNGraVing by LoReTtE that FormS
THE FronTisPiecE to MiLlevoye's "ArchiTecTure DU XViIIme SièclE," wilL
gIve yoU a bettEr ideA tHan any words of miNe of The constrUctIoN anD
dEcoraTIon of tHe rOom. only, in LOrette's ENgrAvING, ThE bath sunk
into the miDdLE Of The floor Is a litTLe ToO Small.

TanNhÄusEr stOOD for a MomeNT, lIke NarciSsus, gaZInG aT his refLeCtion
iN tHe sTilL scenTEd waTer, and Then just RufflINg its smooth surFAce
with one fooT, StEPPeD ElegAntLy into the coOl baSIn, anD swaM RoUnd IT
twicE, very GrACeFUlly.

"Won't you join me?" he SaId, turnIng to Those beautifuL boys who stOOD
Ready witH warM ToWEls and perfume. IN a momEnt they werE Free of thEir
liGht morniNg dress, anD JUmped intO thE waTer And JOInEd hands, and
surROUndeD tHe ChevaLieR with a lAugHinG chAin.

"spLash me a liTtle," he crIeD, aNd ThE boYs teaSEd him witH wAteR
aNd qUite eXCited hIm. He cHaseD tHe PRetTiest of THeM ANd biT hIs
FessEs, aNd KisseD him UPon The periNeum till tHe dEAr feLlOw Banded
lIke a Carmelite, AnD its little BaLd tOp-knot LOOked like A great pink
pearl under the WAter. As tHe bOy seeMed aNxious to tAke Up the aCtiVE
attitUde, TanNhäusEr GraCIOusly DEScEndEd To the passiVE--A geNerouS
tRait That won Him the complete affeCTioNs of his valets De bAin, oR
PReTty FIsH, As hE cALleD THem, because they lOved to swim BeTWeEn his
legs.

HOWevEr, It is not So
 he looked as
if he mighthave beendrawn  by  so me  ear ly I talian master. Anon  he would
lie upon the  floo rw ithh is  back  to the gl a s s,an dgla nc e  a morou sly 
over h is shoulde r.Th en with a wh i te  silk sash  he  draped hims elf  in ahu ndr e d cha rmi ng wa ys. So engros sed was h ew ith hi s  mirror e d  s hape  that
he had notn ot i ced the entran ce ofat ro o p  of  se rving boys ,who s t ood
adm i ri n g l y b u t respectfull y at a dist a nce , read ytor eceive  hiswa k ing 
orders. As  soo n as thecheval i er obse r ved the m he s mil edswee t ly ,and 
b a det he m p r epa re his b at h. 

The  bat h r o o m wa s t he l arges t and perhaps  th e mo s t b eauti ful a part me nt
in  his s plend id  suite. The wel l-kn own engra vin gbyLo rette that f orm s
t he fron tispiec e  to  M i l l ev oye's "Architectur ed u  X VIIIme s iècle, "  w il l 
give yo ua b ette r ideathan an y wordsof min e  o fthe con st ructio nand 
de corat i on o f theroom. On ly, i n  Lorette's eng r aving, the ba t hs u nk into  th e middle of  the floo r is alit t le to o sma ll . 
T annhäuser stood for  a  momen t, li ke Narcissus,  gazing at h i s reflec tion in the still scen ted w ater, andt hen just  ruff ling its  smooth s u r face
wit h o nefoo t,s t ep ped elegantly i ntoth e coolbas in, and  sw amrou ndit 
twice, v ery grac ef ul ly .
"W on'ty ou joinme ?"he  sa id, t u rningto th osebe au t ifu l boysw ho s tood 
r ea dy w ith  w arm t owel s  an d perfu me. In amom e nt t he ywere fr ee of their
l ig ht morning  d res s, and j umped in to the water and joined hands,and 
surr ound ed the Ch eva lier w ith a laug hing c hain. 
"Sp l a sh me a  l itt le ," he crie d ,  an d the  b oysteasedhim with water
and qui te excited hi m.He c h a se d t h ep ret ti e sto f  them and bit h is
fesses,  a n dkissed him upo nthe per ineum t ill t h e dearfellow ba nded
like  a  Car m e lit e, and its  littlebald top- k not l o ok ed li kea grea tpin k
pea rl und e r t he wa ter. A sthe bo y see me d anxiou s to take up the active 
attit ude,Tan nhäuser g rac i ous ly descen dedto the pas siv e-- a gen ero u s
tra it t h at  wo n  himthec omplete a f fe cti o n sof his vale t s debain,  or pretty  fis h, as he called t h em, because th ey l o v edtos wimbe tween his
legs .
Ho w e ver, itis  not so
 he_looked as
if_he might have been_drawn by_some_early Italian_master._Anon he would
lie_upon the floor_with his back to_the glass, and_glance_amorously
over his shoulder. Then with a white silk sash he draped himself in a
hundred_charming_ways. So_engrossed_was_he with his mirrored shape_that
he had not noticed the_entrance of_a troop of serving boys, who stood
admiringly but_respectfully_at a distance,_ready to receive his waking
orders. As soon as the_chevalier observed them he smiled sweetly,_and
bade them prepare_his_bath.

The_bathroom was the largest_and perhaps the most beautiful apartment
in_his splendid suite. The well-known engraving_by Lorette that forms
the frontispiece to Millevoye's_"Architecture du XVIIIme siècle," will
give you_a better idea than any_words of_mine of the construction and
decoration_of the room._Only, in_Lorette's engraving, the_bath sunk
into the middle of the_floor is a_little too small.

Tannhäuser stood for a_moment,_like Narcissus, gazing_at_his_reflection
in the_still scented water,_and_then just_ruffling_its smooth surface
with one foot, stepped_elegantly_into the cool basin, and swam round_it
twice, very gracefully.

"Won't you_join_me?" he said, turning_to those beautiful boys who_stood
ready with warm towels and perfume._In a_moment they_were free of their
light morning dress, and jumped into the water_and joined hands, and
surrounded the Chevalier_with a laughing chain.

"Splash_me a_little,"_he cried, and_the_boys teased_him with water
and quite excited him. He_chased the_prettiest of them and bit his
fesses,_and kissed him upon_the_perineum till the dear fellow banded
like_a Carmelite, and its little bald_top-knot looked like a great_pink
pearl_under_the water. As the boy_seemed anxious to take up the_active
attitude, Tannhäuser graciously_descended to the passive--a generous
trait that won_him_the complete affections of his valets_de_bain, or
pretty fish, as he called_them,_because_they loved to swim between_his
legs.

However, it is not so