“Because,” replied Aglaya gravely, “in the poem the knight is described as a man capable of living up to an ideal all his life. That sort of thing is not to be found every day among the men of our times. In the poem it is not stated exactly what the ideal was, but it was evidently some vision, some revelation of pure Beauty, and the knight wore round his neck, instead of a scarf, a rosary. A device⁠— A.N.B. ⁠—the meaning of which is not explained, was inscribed on his shield⁠—”

“No, A.N. D. ,” corrected Colia.