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in the poetry which expressed it. The image of the lover implied a nobility of heart which was not the preserve of the well-born, though real-life lovers were bound by the strict social hierarchy. The code, more clearly defined in the casuistic jeu parti than in the cansos which illustrated it, required selflessness from the lover. Though skilled in social and military arts, he deferred to his Lady who, though not inaccessible, was difficult of access, generally the wife of another, sometimes a belle

his beautiful and inviting lithographic maps--all the lots as smooth and square and enticingly laid out as possible--and there were the speculators--and there, in the midst of them, stood Monsieur Poopoo. "Here they are, gentlemen," said he of the hammer, "the most valuable lots ever offered for sale. Give me a bid for them!" "One hundred each," said a bystander. "One hundred!" said the auctioneer, "scarcely enough to pay for the maps. One hundred--going--and fifty--gone! Mr. H., they are yours. A