Thelasttenversesillustratewellthepoet’sskilfulmanagementofhisdifficultart-form。Aftertheenvoyhashadhislookattheportrait，theDuke，thinkingittimetoreturntohisguests，says”Will’tpleaseyourise?We’llmeetthecompanybelow，then。”
Hisnextspeech，whichindicateswhathehasbeentalkingabout，duringtheenvoy’sstudyofthepicture，mustbeunderstoodasutteredwhiletheyaremovingtowardthestairway。Thenext，”Nay，we’llgotogetherdown，sir”，showsthattheyhavereachedtheheadofthestairway，andthattheenvoyhaspolitelymotionedtheDuketoleadthewaydown。Thisisimpliedinthe”Nay”。
Thelastspeechindicatesthatonthestairwayisawindowwhichaffordsanoutlookintothecourtyard，wherehecallstheattentionoftheenvoytoaNeptune，tamingasea-horse，castinbronzeforhimbyClausofInnsbruck。Theprideofthevirtuosoisalsoimpliedintheword，”though”。
Itshouldbenoticed，also，thattheDukevalueshiswife’spicturewhollyasapicture，notasthe”counterfeitpresentment”andreminderofasweetandlovelywoman，whomighthaveblessedhislife，ifhehadbeencapableofbeingblessed。Itistohimapicturebyagreatartist，andhevaluesitonlyassuch。Hesays，parenthetically，”sincenoneputsbythecurtainIhavedrawnforyou，butI。”It’stoopreciousaworkofarttobeentrustedtoanybodyelse。
IV。Browning’sVerse。