chagrin briefly colored jaces cheeks , but soon enough he was lost in the topic and his heart leapt eagerly as the lesson progressed , for never had his mind tried to wrap itself around such concepts and ideas ; suddenly a whole new universe of thought had opened itself to him , like a rose breaking forth into full bloom as the suns first rays fall upon it , though he did find it mildly annoying that such an astute man must ever weave the master and his doings into what should be a purely factual presentation .