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Rh And hungering for the gilt and jewell'd world About him, look'd, as he is like to prove, When Julian goes, the lord of all he saw. 'My guests,' said Julian: 'you are honour'd now Ev'n to the uttermost: in her behold Of all my treasures the most beautiful. Of all things upon earth the dearest to me.' Then waving us a sign to seat ourselves. Led his dear lady to a chair of state. And I, by Lionel sitting, saw his face Fire, and dead ashes and all fire again Thrice in a second, felt him tremble too. And heard him muttering, 'So like, so like; She never had a sister. I knew none. Some cousin of his and hers—O God, so like!' And then he suddenly ask'd her if she were. She shook, and cast her eyes down, and was dumb.