So that concerning and
interesting myself in all that related to Caesar, whom I had assured
of liberty as soon as the Governor arrived, I hasted presently to
the place where these lovers were, and was infinitely glad to find
this beautiful young slave (who had already gained all our esteems,
for her modesty and her extraordinary prettiness) to be the same I had
heard Caesar speak so much of. One may imagine then we paid her a
treble respect; and though from her being carved in fine flowers and
birds all over her body, we took her to be of quality before, yet when
we knew Clemene was Imoinda, we could not enough admire her.
I had forgot to tell you that those who are nobly born of that
country are so delicately cut and raised all over the fore-part of the
trunk of their bodies that it looks as if it were japanned, the
works being raised like high point round the edges of the flowers.
Some are only carved with a little flower, or bird, at the sides of
the temples, as was Caesar; and those who are so carved over the
body resemble our ancient Picts that are figured in the chronicles,
but these carvings are more delicate.
From that happy day Caesar took Clemene for his wife, to the general
joy of all people; and there was as much magnificence as the country
would afford at the celebration of this wedding: and in a very short
time after she conceived with child, which made Caesar even adore her,
knowing he was the last of his great race.
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