FriendswhoareneartomeIknowwell, becausethroughthemonthsandyearstheyrevealthemselvestomeinalltheirphases; butofcasualfriendsIhaveonlyanincompleteimpression, animpressiongainedfromahandclasp, fromspokenwordswhichItakefromtheirlipswithmyfingertips, orwhichtheytapintothepalmofmyhand.
Howmucheasier, howmuchmoresatisfyingitisforyouwhocanseetograspquicklytheessentialqualitiesofanotherpersonbywatchingthesubtletiesofexpression, thequiverofamuscle, ? Donotmostofyouseeingpeoplegraspcasuallytheoutwardfeaturesofafaceandletitgoatthat?
Forinstancecanyoudescribeaccuratelythefacesoffivegoodfriends? Someofyoucan, , Ihavequestionedhusbandsoflongstandingaboutthecoloroftheirwives'eyes, , incidentally, itisachroniccomplaintofwivesthattheirhusbandsdonotnoticenewdresses, newhats, andchangesinhouseholdarrangements.
Theeyesofseeingpersonssoonbecomeaccustomedtotheroutineoftheirsurroundings, "eyewitnesses" "seen" , butfewseeeverythingthatiswithintherangeoftheirvision.
Oh, thethingsthatIshouldseeifIhadthepowerofsightforjustthreedays!
, , too, onthefaceofababy, sothatIcouldcatchavisionoftheeager, innocentbeautywhichprecedestheindividual'sconsciousnessoftheconflictswhichlifedevelops.
AndIshouldliketolookintotheloyal, trustingeyesofmydogs—thegrave, cannylittleScottie, Darkie, andthestalwart, understandingGreatDaneHelga, whosewarm, tender, andplayfulfriendshipsaresocomfortingtome.
