Note 671 — BOOK XII[500]
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation
Thanks to God, M. Thierry has been restored to life and has resumed his fine and important work with renewed strength; he works at night, but like the chrysalis:
La nymphe s'enferme avec joie Dans ce tombeau d'or et de soie Qui la dérobe à tous les yeux. —Author's Note.
"The nymph herself doth gladly hide That tomb of gold and silk inside Which conceals her from every eye."—T.