Summary

Book Three: XII opens as Sylvie sulks and Lucien talks to Le Brun about hunting. The conversation shifts to Lucien’s hatred of Abraham Lincoln. Le Brun asks why they should not end slavery and Byron says it is best for Black people. Lucien compares it to French colonies and talks about how happy the slaves are during Christmas. Le Brun is stunned and Sylvie says their slaves would kill them if they lost their purpose.

In Book Three: XIII, Thisbe rises early to meet Le Brun and is surprised when he asks her real name. She says Thisbe, but it is clear he does not believe her. He describes the process of painting and Thisbe realizes that Le Brun is defying Sylvie’s wish not to give Thisbe ideas. He gives her his smock so she can mix the...