"His opera will not only preserve your name through the centuries, but also send a message to the peasants of

"His opera will not only preserve your name through the centuries, but also send a message to the peasants of today. They will learn how grateful they must be for your constant efforts, and will have no other thought but to serve their powerful and enlightened ruler. As for me, I won't mind spending time in the young man's company. You know I love to admire all manner of fancy trinkets: flowers, gems, naive and sublime young men..."