Affects its exquisite transparency!
A perfect emblem of a spotless life!
Gélan. But, Lady Mirza, perfect spotlessness
Is apt to smack of insipidity.
Mirza. No—hold it to the light, and see the change!
See how its exquisite prismatic hues,
Under the influence of searching light,
Are instantly made clear and manifest.
As shines this crystal in the sun, so shines
A perfect woman in the light of truth.