Angels and Women (1924)

100 ANGELS AND WOMENbeen in this Palace many long years, andhave seen none come forth from that chamber.Why are the queens not warned, sayyou?,"All remember the fate of that rash maid,who, to save her beloved mistress, spoke oneword of caution, unavailing. For many yearssailors, drifted out of their course, haveheard screams issue from the dark caves ofthe lone rock Zero, where still the wretchedTamoulee suffers."Satanas may offer to woman the cup ofNirvana, but never from love."And I dare speak thus to you ? 0 child,truth and honor, like a halo, encircle yourbrow. Your eyes disarm doubt and jealousy.Yet by this trust my life is endangered! Yetwhat care I ? Long since I became apathetic,hopeless. Even ambition dies in this smotheringatmosphere. The reflections of the picturesare bright, but the shades are midnightgloom. I know the secrets of this place toowell. Would you know them? Then must