Fool and Wise 76 Sahara 77 X. CHURCH TO CHURCH 81 Preludes: 1. The Joyful Wisdom 81 2. The Devices 84 Going to Church 84 XI. THE DANCE 89 Preludes: 1. The Daughter of Eve 89 2. Aurea Dicta 91 The Dance 93 XII. THE ABDICATION 97 Preludes: 1. The Chace 97 2. Denied 100 3. The Churl 101 The Abdication 102 BOOK II. THE PROLOGUE 105 I. ACCEPTED 109 Preludes: 1. The Song of Songs 109 2. The Kites 110 3. Orpheus 111 4. Nearest the Dearest 111 5. Perspective 112 Accepted 112 II. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE 116 Preludes: 1. The Changed Allegiance 116 2. Beauty 120 3. Lais and Lucretia 120 The Course of True Love 121 III. THE COUNTRY BALL 126 Preludes: 1. Love Ceremonious 126 2. The Rainbow 127 3. A Paradox 127 The County Ball 128 IV. LOVE IN IDLENESS 132 Preludes: 1. Honour and Desert 132 2. Love and Honour 133 3. Valour Misdirected 134 Love in Idleness 134 V. THE QUEEN’S ROOM 139 Preludes: 1. Rejected 139 2. Rachel 140 3. The Heart’s Prophecies 141 The Queen’s Room 141 VI. THE LOVE-LETTERS 145 Preludes: 1. Love’s Perversity 145 2. The Power of Love 147 The Love-Letters 148 VII. THE REVULSION 152 Preludes: 1. Joy and Use 152 2. ‘She was Mine’ 153