I noted down his form—his gesture—features,
Stature, and bearing—and amidst them all,
'Midst every natural and acquired distinction,
I could discern, methought, the assassin's eye
And gladiator's heart.
Ulr. (smiling).The tale sounds well.
Gab. And may sound better.—He appeared to me
One of those beings to whom Fortune bends,270
As she doth to the daring—and on whom
The fates of others oft depend; besides,