Lend me your brush a moment. Had you drawn

Your rocks here in the foreground, thus and thus,

Following the ribbed lines of those beds of clay

As the sea laid them, and the fire upheaved

And cracked them, you’ll forgive me if I say

That they’d not only indicate the law

Of their creation; but they’d look like rocks

Instead of——

Giulio.

Pray don’t hesitate.