He's silent, turning this over. He does want Claudius to notice the way he clothes and decorates himself, and think him lovely, but he also wants to be beautiful for beauty's sake. He was to be beautiful for no purpose, like the bone from in his pocket.
Finally he asks, "Do you want to be unbeautiful for Gideon?"
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Date: 2024-10-09 01:35 pm (UTC)Finally he asks, "Do you want to be unbeautiful for Gideon?"