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Chapter 2

           Hewasdeeplyreadinbooksofchivalryandromance.Hecomposedheroicsongsandbegantowritemanyataleofenchantmentandknightlyadventure.Hetriedtomakeusactplaysandtoenterintomasquerades,inwhichthecharactersweredrawnfromtheheroesofRoncesvalles,oftheRoundTableofKingArthur,andthechivalroustrainwhoshedtheirbloodtoredeemtheholysepulchrefromthehandsoftheinfidels.

           Nohumanbeingcouldhavepassedahappierchildhoodthanmyself.Myparentswerepossessedbytheveryspiritofkindnessandindulgence.Wefeltthattheywerenotthetyrantstoruleourlotaccordingtotheircaprice,buttheagentsandcreatorsofallthemanydelightswhichweenjoyed.WhenImingledwithotherfamiliesIdistinctlydiscernedhowpeculiarlyfortunatemylotwas,andgratitudeassistedthedevelopmentoffiliallove.

           Mytemperwassometimesviolent,andmypassionsvehement;butbysomelawinmytemperaturetheywereturnednottowardschildishpursuitsbuttoaneagerdesiretolearn,andnottolearnallthingsindiscriminately.Iconfessthatneitherthestructureoflanguages,northecodeofgovernments,northepoliticsofvariousstatespossessedattractionsforme.ItwasthesecretsofheavenandearththatIdesiredtolearn;andwhetheritwastheoutwardsubstanceofthingsortheinnerspiritofnatureandthemysterioussoulofmanthatoccupiedme,stillmyinquiriesweredirectedtothemetaphysical,orinithighestsense,thephysicalsecretsoftheworld.

           MeanwhileClervaloccupiedhimself,sotospeak,withthemoralrelationsofthings.Thebusystageoflife,thevirtuesofheroes,andtheactionsofmenwerehistheme;andhishopeandhisdreamwastobecomeoneamongthosewhosenamesarerecordedinstoryasthegallantandadventurousbenefactorsofourspecies.

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