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"Yes, indeed," said Antony gaily, "let us change the subject to the vices of flowers." YES INDEED SAID ANTHONY GAILY LET US CHANGE THE SUBJECT TO THE VICES OF FLOWERS
ntinued Antony, perhaps somewhat ominously interested in the subject, "that is a great mystery—the seeming moral meaning of the forms of things. Some shapes, however beautiful, suggest evil; others, however ugly, suggest good. As we look at a snake, or a spider, we know that evil is shaped like that; and not only animate things but inanimate. Some aspects of nature are essentially evil. There are landscapes that injure the soul to look at, there are sunsets that are unholy, there are trees breathing spiritual pestilence as surely as some men breathe it—" "Do you remember," continued Antony with a smile, which died as he realised he was committed to an allusion best forgotten, "that old twisted tree that stood on the moor near our wood? I often wonder what mysterious sin he had committed—" "Yes," laughed Beatrice, "he looked a terribly depraved old tree, I must admit—but don't you think that when we have arrived at the discussion of the mysterious sins of trees it is time to start home? E GOOD BEAUTY SAID BEATRICE YES CONTINUED ANTONY PERHAPS SOMEWHAT OMINOUSLY INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT THAT IS A GREAT MYSTERY THE SEEMING MORAL MEANING OF THE FORMS OF THINGS SOME SHAPES HOWEVER BEAUTIFUL SUGGEST EVIL OTHERS HOWEVER UGLY SUGGEST GOOD AS WE LOOK AT A SNAKE OR A SPIDER WE KNOW THAT EVIL IS SHAPED LIKE THAT AND NOT ONLY INTIMATE THINGS BUT INANIMATE SOME ASPECTS OF NATURE ARE ESSENTIALLY EVIL THERE ARE LANDSCAPES THAT INJURE THE SOUL TO LOOK AT THERE ARE SUNSETS THAT ARE UNHOLY THERE ARE TREES BREATHING SPIRITUAL PESTILENCE AS SURELY AS SOME MEN BREATHE IT DO YOU REMEMBER CONTINUED ANTONY WITH A SMILE WHICH DIED AS HE REALIZED HE WAS COMMITTED TO AN ILLUSION BEST FORGOTTEN THAT OLD TWISTED TREE THAT STOOD ON THE MOOR NEAR OUR WOOD I OFTEN WONDER WHAT MYSTERIOUS SIN HE HAD COMMITTED YES LAUGHED BEATRICE HE LOOKED A TERRIBLY DEPRAVED OLD TREE I MUST ADMIT BUT DON'T YOU THINK THAT WHEN WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE DISCUSSION OF THE MYSTERIOUS SINS OF TREES IT IS TIME TO START HOME
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