O'er the Misty Park of Haga

Из его книги "Дягилев": "Serge Lifar was destined to play an important role in the life of Diaghilev and in the final phase ofthe Ballets Russes: ‘destined’ by himself, one might say, because from the start he set out to draw Diaghilev’s attention. He was vivacious and attractive, crafty but by no means an intellectual. He was (by his own admission) sexless, feeling no physical desire either for men or women, although he aroused the desire and love of both.53 He craved for admiration, however, and could offer friendship in return. He was devoted to the art of ballet, and it was by his hard work as much as by his dark eyes, high cheek-bones and snub nose that he awoke Diaghilev’s interest.
Not that he despised other ingenious means of self-dramatization. It was a classic case of the young seducing the old".