garrulous habitually talkative.
Gautier Théophile Gautier (1811–72), French poet and critic.
genial having a friendly, pleasant disposition. obsequious here, complacently complying.
gilt covered with gold or something resembling gold.
Giordano Bruno (1548?–1600) Italian philosopher.
Gladstone bag light hand luggage consisting of two hinged compartments.
Good pilgrim . . . holy palmer's kiss a quote from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene 5, 99–102.
greenroom a waiting room or lounge in a theatre, used by performers when off-stage.
hautboy an oboe.
He is a Narcissus a self-centered person who is exceedingly fond of his appearance.
Hedonism This ethical doctrine, accepted by many in the Aesthetic movement, advocates the intrinsic goodness of pleasure.
Hellenic pertaining to the ancient Greeks or their language.
hock a white Rhine wine; wine from Hochheim in Germany.
I went to a crush a cocktail party.
idolatrous excessively adoring.
idyll a scene or event of rural simplicity.
impecuniosity poverty.
indolence laziness.
iniquities sins.
inveterate firmly established by long standing; deep-rooted.
Isabella refers to Isabella II (1830–1904), Queen of Spain from 1833 until the revolution of 1868.
