of carnal ecstasy that stretched beyond the meaning of time and space through an
infinite golden , gauzy cloud flecked with multiple white atoms of electricity that
flickered along their bodies . Earth and sun and planets spiraled beneath them as they
ascended higher until the whole universe in all its multifarious , multidimensional
vastness lay spread out to encompass their love .
She reached up again and cupped Spenser ' s face in her hands . For the first and
only time , she spoke .
" Look at me ."
Spenser gazed into the eyes of every beautiful woman who ever lived in a rapid
montage , from a hominim Lucy to Semiramis to Cleopatra to Lucrezia Borgia to
Madame Récamier . All their charm , guile , and ferocious zest for life was his as they gave
themselves up to Spenser .
The delight was all too much . The bolt of energy that had steadily built up inside
Spenser over what seemed an eternity was finally unleashed . He came . The
overpowering shock went from his crotch up his spine to explode in his skull like
fireworks on the King ' s birthday . A burst of pure ecstasy blossomed throughout
Spenser ' s mind , more powerful than anything he ' d ever known . The golden glow
seamlessly changed to a gentle , gray void that Spenser slipped into with a diver ' s ease .