O then, indeed, her faint heart swelled for love, And she began to sob, and tears fell fast Upon the bed.--But as she turned at last To quench the lamp, there happed a little thing, That quenched her new delight, for flickering The treacherous flame cast on his shoulder fair A burning drop; he woke, and seeing her there, The meaning of that sad sight knew too well, Nor was there need the piteous tale to tell. WILLIAM MORRIS: _The Earthly Paradise._ [Illustration] _PLATE LXV_ PLATE LXV. The Adventures of Telemachus. Paper from the home of Dr. John Lovett Morse at Taunton, Massachusetts, illustrating the sixth book of Fenelon's _Adventures of Telemachus_. Found also in the home of Mr. Henry De Witt Freeland at Sutton, Massachusetts; on the hall of "The Hermitage," Andrew Jackson's home near Nashville, Tennessee; and in an ancient house at Kennebunk, Maine. (p. 86-88) Telemachus, son of Ulysses, and Mentor, who is Minerva in disguise, while searching through two worlds for the lost Ulysses, arrive at the island of the goddess Calypso and her nymphs. Telemachus recites the tale of their adventures, and Calypso (who is unfortunately divided by the window into two equal parts) becomes as deeply enamored of Telemachus as she had formerly been of his father. [Illustration] _PLATE LXVI_ PLATE LXVI. The Adventures of Telemachus. Venus, who is bent on detaining Telemachus on the island and delaying his filial search for Ulysses, brings her son Cupid from Olympus, and leaves him with Calypso, that he may inflame the young hero's heart with love for the goddess. [Illustration] _PLATE LXVII_ PLATE LXVII. The Adventures of Telemachus. Cupid stirs up all the inflammable hearts within his reach somewhat indiscriminately; and Telemachus finds himself in love with the nymph Eucharis. Calypso becomes exceedingly jealous. At a hunting-contest in honor of Telemachus, Eucharis appears in the costume of Diana to attract him, while the jealous Calypso rages alone in her grotto. Venus arrives in her dove-drawn car and takes a hand in the game of hearts. [Illustration] _PLATE LXVIII_ PLATE LXVIII. Adventures of Telemachus. Calypso, in her rage against Eucharis and Telemachus, urges Mentor to build a boat and take Telemachus from her island. Mentor, himself disapproving of the youth's infatuation, builds the boat; then finds Telemachus and persuades him to leave Eucharis and embark with him. As they depart toward the shore, Eucharis returns to her companions, while Telemachus looks behind him at every step for a last glimpse of the nymph. [Illustration] _PLATE LXIX_ PLATE LXIX. Adventures of Telemachus.