Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 85
Two of the young men were dark and stern,
but the other was fair and stately as a palmtree.
He pushed from his white brow the
curling locks, and surveyed the royal train
with grave curiosity until his eyes rested
upon the chariot. In a moment there came
into his face a flush and bright consciousness
like recognition, and as we moved forward,
he seemed about to follow. We passed
from sight, and my cheeks burned with
shame, for had I not too earnestly returned
his gaze?
But why distress myself? Why care for
the stranger I may never meet again, and
who, perchance, forgot me before I reached
the city?
The sun having entirely set, the glory died
out of the scene; a chill pervaded the gray
atmosphere as we passed under a grand archway
in the southern wall of the palace and
entered the magnificent court. Depressed as
I had suddenly become, I could but marvel
at the wonderful architecture. Carvings, in-