, thepicturesonthewalls, , buttheywouldbemoreeagerlyinterestedintheprintedbookswhichseeingpeoplecanread, forduringthelongnightofmylifethebooksIhavereadandthosewhichhavebeenreadtomehavebuiltthemselvesintoagreatshininglighthouse, revealingtomethedeepestchannelsofhumanlifeandthehumanspirit.
Intheafternoonofthatfirstseeingday, IshouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandintoxicatemyeyesonthebeautiesoftheworldofNature, (perhapsIshouldseeonlyatractor!) .
Whenduskhadfallen, IshouldexperiencethedoubledelightofbeingabletoseebyartificiallightwhichthegeniusofmanhascreatedtoextendthepowerofhissightwhenNaturedecreesdarkness.
Inthenightofthatfirstdayofsight, Ishouldnotbeabletosleep, sofullwouldbemymindofthememoriesoftheday.
TheSecondDay
Thenextday—theseconddayofsight—.
ThisdayIshoulddevotetoahastyglimpseoftheworld, 'sprogress, ? Throughthemuseums, , butIhavelongedtoseewithmyeyesthecondensedhistoryoftheearthanditsinhabitantsdisplayedthereanimalsandtheracesofmenpicturedintheirnativeenvironment; giganticcarcassesofdinosaursandmastodonswhichroamedtheearthlongbeforemanappeared, withhistinystatureandpowerfulbrain, toconquertheanimalkingdom; realisticpresentationsoftheprocessesofdevelopmentinanimals, inman, andintheimplementswhichmanhasusedtofashionforhimselfasecurehomeonthisplanet; andathousandandoneotheraspectsofnaturalhistory.
, ofcourse, havenothadtheopportunity, , indeed, , butIwithmyimaginarythreedaysofsight, couldonlytakeahastyglimpse, andpasson.
