Hiseye,accustomedtothedarkness,metfirstablind-
ingglare,andthenhemadeoutthefacesandformsofmanypeople,amidanextravagantdisplayofsplendidrobings——billowylaces,brilliant-huedfinery,ribbons,silksandmistydrapery。Andthenhecaughtthemean。
ingofthatjarringhum,andhesawthetired,pale,happyfaceofhiswife,bending,aswereascoreofothers,overhersewingmachine——toiling,toiling。Herewasthefollyshepursued,andtheendofhisquest。
Butnothisdeliverance,thougheventhenremorsestruckhim。Hisshamedsoulflutteredoncemorebeforeitretiredtomakeroomfortheotherandbetterone。
For,totemperhisthrillofjoy,theshineofthesatinandtheglimmerofornamentsrecalledthedisturbingfigureofthebespangledAmazon,andthebaseduplicatehistoriesitbytheglareoffootlightsandstolendiamonds。Itispastthewisdomofhimwhoonlysetsthescenes,eithertopraiseorblametheman。Butthistimehisloveover-