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.
FromFifthAvenueImakeatourofthecity—toParkAvenue, totheslums, tofactories, ; , fillingtheheartwithhappiness; , forthey, too, .
, butIamafraidthatontheeveningofthatlastdayIshouldagainrunawaytothetheater, toahilariouslyfunnyplay, sothatImightappreciatetheovertonesofcomedyinthehumanspirit.
Atmidnightmytemporaryrespitefromblindnesswouldcease, .
, however, surethatifyouactuallyfacedthatfateyoureyeswouldopentothingsyouhadneverseenbefore, , atlast, youwouldreallysee, andanewworldofbeautywouldopenitselfbeforeyou.
