, , oh, howmuchImustmiss, andhowmuchpleasureyouseeingonescanderivefromwatchingandhearingtheinterplayofspeechandmovementintheunfoldingofadramaticperformance! IfIcouldseeonlyoneplay, IshouldknowhowtopictureinmymindtheactionofahundredplayswhichIhavereadorhadtransferredtomethroughthemediumofthemanualalphabet.
So, throughtheeveningofmysecondimaginarydayofsight, thegreatfiguresofdramaticliteraturewouldcrowdsleepfrommyeyes.
TheThirdDay
Thefollowingmorning, Ishouldagaingreetthedawn, anxioustodiscovernewdelights, forIamsurethat, forthosewhohaveeyeswhichreallysee, thedawnofeachdaymustbeaperpetuallynewrevelationofbeauty.
This, accordingtothetermsofmyimaginedmiracle, ; , , ? Sothecitybecomesmydestination.
IstartfrommyhomeinthequietlittlesuburbofForestHills, , surroundedbygreenlawns, trees, andflowers, areneatlittlehouses, happywiththevoicesandmovementsofwivesandchildren, , , stolid, , Ishouldspendmanyofthemwatchingthedelightfulactivityupontheriver.
Ilookahead, andbeforemerisethefantastictowersofNewYork, , inspiringsight, -structuressuchasthegodsmightbuildforthemselves! , Iwonder, giveitsomuchasasecondsglance? Veryfew, .
Ihurrytothetopofoneofthosegiganticstructures, theEmpireStateBuilding, forthere, ashorttimeago, I "saw" , fortomeitwouldbeavisionofanotherworld.
, Istandatabusycorner, merelylookingatpeople, , , andIamproud, Iseesuffering, andIamcompassionate.
, '—, too, thatIshouldbecomeaninveteratewindowshopper, foritmustbeadelighttotheeyetoviewthemyriadarticlesofbeautyondisplay.
