CHAPTER TWO
Hear now, the Prayer of a Damsel of Babylon, which she chanteth in her heart:
Angels and Ministers of Grace, oh, hear me! Bestow upon me, I pray thee:
The smile of a seraph.
The voice of a dove.
The silence of the Sphinx.
The eyes of an houri.
The blindness of a bat.
The figure of a cloak model.
The wisdom of Solomon.
The ways of a kitten.
The conscience of a cat.
The self-control of a tin soldier.
The pliability of a sofa cushion.
The capriciousness of an automobile.
The sensitiveness of a suet pudding.
The intelligence of a pet clam.
The sweetness of a cream puff.
The ambition of a potato.
The meekness of a door-mat.
The opinions of an echo.
The fascinations of a chorus girl.
The patience of Griselda.
The mystery of the Catacombs.
The faith of a poodle.
And the endurance of Atlas.
These things I ask in order that I may be all things unto one man!