Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 101your eyes be closed to sights that will sear,your hearing be dulled to the cry of painand woe; love and pity must hold no place inyour breast, and your heart must be turnedto stone."I am reckless and tired of life, or I wouldnot speak thus. Suspicion lurks in every alcove;Revenge hides behind each column;Envy and Jealousy walk the corridors;Treachery and Conspiracy scarce concealtheir malignant forms in the tapestriedchambers; Torture and Murder gloat overthe work of the foul fiends in the vaults below.You are beautiful. Take my advice,and secure the protection of one of thesecelestials; otherwise, you will not be safe forone hour. Uronion, my lord, is scribe toHesperus the counselor, and has access tothe keys of the Palace. With him have Iwandered through its secret recesses, andnerved my heart against despair by witnessingwoes greater than my own."Touched by pity for this unhappy woman,