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Tell me, Surangama, I implore you, won't you tell me what is the King like to look at? I have not seen him yet for a single day. He comes to me in darkness, and leaves me in this dark room again. How many people have I not asked—but they all return vague and dark answers—it seems to me that they all keep back something.

To tell you the truth, Queen, I could not say well what he is like. No—he is not what men call handsome.

You don't say so? Not handsome!

No, my Queen, he is not handsome. To call him beautiful would be to say far too little about him.