Your work is faultless to the cultured view.

You do it well, but, O my able friend,

What is it that you do?”

THE PASTELLETTE.

“The pastelle is too strong,” said he.

“Lo! I will make it fainter yet!”

And he wrought with tepid ecstasy

A pastellette.

A touch—a word—a tone half caught—

He softly felt and handled them;