These court-tricks, and gambols, and flashes of fine women's favour are the tricks and trinkets that bring fair fortunes to farthings, and fine faces and witty coxcombs to the acquaintance of dull block and sharp axes." So saying, Blount arose and left the hall, while Raleigh looked after him with an expression that blanked for a moment his bold and animated countenance.
Stanley just then entered the hall, and said to Tressilian, "My lord is calling for your fellow Wayland, and your fellow Wayland is just come hither in a sculler, and is calling for you, nor will he go to my lord till he sees you.

The fellow looks as he were mazed, methinks; I would you would see him immediately." Tressilian instantly left the hall, and causing Wayland Smith to be shown into a withdrawing apartment, and lights placed, he conducted the artist thither, and was surprised when he observed the emotion of his countenance.
"What is the matter with you, Smith ?" said Tressilian; "have you seen the devil ?" "Worse, sir, worse," replied Wayland; "I have seen a basilisk.

Thank God, I saw him first; for being so seen, and seeing not me, he will do the less harm." "In God's name, speak sense," said Tressilian, "and say what you mean." "I have seen my old master," said the artist.

"Last night a friend whom I had acquired took me to see the Palace clock, judging me to be curious in such works of art.

At the window of a turret next to the clock-house I saw my old master." "Thou must needs have been mistaken," said Tressilian.
"I was not mistaken," said Wayland; "he that once hath his features by heart would know him amongst a million.