#john the engineer

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john lmao you idiot.

At least he moved the plot along?

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john and thessala are the ones carrying cliges and fenice's romance abroad

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John's Makes Cliges's New Tower

and Cliges commanded his slave, John, to build him a magnificent tower and sepulcher in a secret part of town. then John said that he would promise to construct the sepulchre in accordance with his best skill, and said that he would take him to see a certain house of his which no one yet had ever seen—not even his wife or any child of his. This house, which he had built, he would show him, if he cared to go with him to the place where in absolute privacy he works and paints and carves. He would show him the finest and prettiest place that he had ever seen.

Technically it's a mansion that no one has seen before, and John built it all alone?!?

Below the city, in a remote spot, John had expended much labour in the construction of a tower.

Here comes the AD Tour

Thither he conducted Cligés, leading him through the different storeys, which were decorated with fine painted pictures. He shows him the rooms and the fire-places, taking him everywhere up and down. Cligés examines this lonely house where no one lives or has access. He passes from one room to another, until he thinks he has seen it all, and he is much pleased with the tower and says he thinks it is very fine. The lady will be comfortable there as long as she lives, for no one will know of her dwelling place.

John be like:

"No sire, you are right; she will never be discovered here. But do you think you have seen all of my tower and fair retreat?

this is top class real estate istg

There still remain rooms so concealed that no man could ever find them out. And if you choose to test the truth of this by investigating as thoroughly as you can, you can never be so shrewd and clever in your search as to find another story here, unless I show you and point it out.

UNLIMITED PRIVATE ROOMS AND BATHROOMS I GUESS??!

You must know that baths are not lacking here, nor anything else which a lady needs, and which I can think of or recall. The lady will be here at her ease. Below the level of the ground the tower widens out, as you will see, and you cannot anywhere find any entrance-door. The door is made of hard stone with such skill and art that you cannot find the crack."

WE ARE NOT DONE YET

"These are wonderful things I hear. Lead on and I will follow you, for I am anxious to see all this." Then John started on, taking Cligés by the hand, until he came to a smooth and polished door, all coloured and painted over.

When John came to the wall, he stopped, holding Cligés by the right hand. "Sire," he says, "there is no one who could see a window or a door in this wall; and do you think that any one could pass through it without using violence and breaking it down?" And Cligés replies that he does not think so, and that he will never think so, unless he sees it first. Then John says that he shall see it at once, and that he will open a door in the wall for him. John, who constructed this piece of work, unfastens the door in the wall and opens it for him, so that he has to use no strength or violence to force it; then, one stepping before the other, they descend by a winding-stair to a vaulted apartment where John used to do his work, when it pleased him to labour at anything

"And you shall see presently how convenient the place is. My advice is that you choose this as your retreat, and that your sweetheart be lodged here.

DID I MENTION THAT THEY HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING? YES THERE IS INDOOR PLUMBING

These quarters are good enough for such a guest; for there are bedrooms, and bathrooms with hot water in the tubs, which comes through pipes under the ground.

John completes the house tour!

Whoever is looking for a comfortable place in which to establish and conceal his lady, would have to go a long way before he would find anything so charming. When you shall have explored it thoroughly you will find this place very suitable." Then John showed him everything, fine chambers and painted vaults, pointing out many examples of his work which pleased Cligés much.

CLIGES LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT HE SET JOHN FREE :D

When they had examined the whole tower, Cligés said: "John, my friend, I set you free and all your descendants, and my life is absolutely in your hands. I desire that my sweetheart be here all alone, and that no one shall know of it excepting me and you and her."

THAT'S LIKE A MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE AND IT ONLY COST ONE SLAVE'S FREEDOM.

the economy is thriving, my lord.

John makes answer: "I thank you, sire. Now we have been here long enough, and as we have nothing more to do, let us return."

JOHN: NOW GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE.