You shall be Committee,
And say if they are "out" or "in."
Helen.
I shall reject them all. Begin.
Hugh.
Here is the first. An antique Hall
(Like Chanticlere) with panelled wall.
A boy, or rather lad. A girl,
Laughing with all her rows of pearl
Before a portrait in a ruff.
He meanwhile watches....
Helen.
That's enough,
It wants "verve," "brio," "breadth," "design," ...
Besides, it's English. I decline.
Hugh.
This is the next. 'Tis finer far:
A foaming torrent (say Braemar).
A pony, grazing by a boulder,
Then the same pair, a little older,
Left by some lucky chance together.
He begs her for a sprig of heather....
Helen.