A Fable for Heiresses
Above the plate-glass window-pane,
Inviting every passing gaze,
Hung an inscription, large and plain,
“The Husband Shop.” This, in amaze,
Clorinda seeing, stopped wide-eyed,
And stared, then turned and stepped inside.
A floor-walker whose faultlessness
And condescending air proclaimed
One of the table d’haute noblesse,