The rainbow’s soundless orchestra.
This week for Lofty Thinking held its pious rites;
Free spirits have stood forth to plead for Goodness and for Duty,
So let us also worship Beauty.
Let Wonder bear us in its spellbound flights;
Since those alone that have the power to marvel
Possess the power of mounting to the heights.
The speaker retired and the hall was completely darkened. All the more brilliantly gleamed the great white screen on the platform. A half-minute of intense expectation passed.
Franka turned to Helmer: “Do you know what is coming?”
“Yes, Mr. Toker gave me an inkling of it. Pictures of landscapes more magnificent than were ever seen before—except in reality: nature-framed. The impression is said to be magical.”