第11章生命本身就是最美的希望（11）
Soonthis，myseddayofsight，Ishouldtrytoprobeintothesoulhthisart。ThethihroughtouchIshouldnowsee。Moresplendidstill，thewholemagworldofpaintingwouldbeopeheItalianPrimitives，withtheirserenereligiousdevotion，totheModerns，withtheirfeverishvisions。IshouldlookdeepintothevasesofRaphael，Leonardo，daVin，Rembrandt。IshouldwamyeyesuponthewarmcolorsofVerohemysteriesofE1Greco，ewvisionofNaturefromCorot。Oh，thereissomuchrigaheartoftheagesforyouwhohaveeyestosee!
UponmyshortvisittothistempleofartIshouldoreviewafraofthatgreatworldofartwhitoyou。Ishouldbeabletogetonlyasuperficialimpression。Artiststellmethatfordeepandtrueappreofartoheeye。Ohroughexperiehemeritsofline，ofposition，offormandcolor。IfIhadeyes，hoilywouldIembarkuponsofasgastudy!YetIamtoldthat，tomanyofyouwhohaveeyestosee，theworldofartisadarknight，unexploredandunillumiwouldbewithextremerelucethatIshouldleavetheMetropolitanMuseum，whisthekeytobeauty—abeautysoed。Seeingpersoantofiobeauty。Thesamekeylieswaitinginsmallermuseums，andinbooksontheshelvesofevensmalllibraries。Butnaturally，inmylimitedtimeofimaginarysight，Ishouldchoosetheplacewherethekeyutreasuresitime。
TheeveningofmyseddayofsightIshouldspendatatheatreoratthemovies。Eveneriancesofallsorts，buttheaoftheplaymustbespelledintomyhandbyapanion。ButhowIshouldliketoseewithmyowingfigureofHamlet，ustyFalstaffamidcolorfulElizabethantrappings!HowIshouldliketofolloweaentofthegracefulHamlet，eachstrutoftheheartyFalstaff!AndsinceIcouldseeonlyoneplay，Ishouldbetedbyamany-horneddilemma，fortherearescoresofplaysIshouldwanttosee。Youwhohaveeyesyyoulike。Howmanyofyou，Iwonder，wheaplay，amovie，oraacle，realizeahanksforthemiracleofsightwhiablesyoutoenjoyitscraent?
Ijoythebeautyofrhythmieiedtothetouyhands。IonlydimlythegraceofaPavlowa，althoughIkhiofrhythm，foroftehebeatofmusicasitvibratesthroughthefloor。Iwellimagiustbeopleasingsightsintheworld。Ihavebeehersomethingofthisbytragwithmyfihelinesinsculpturedmarble;ifthisstaticgrabesolovely，howmuchmoreacutemustbethethrillofseeiion。
OneofmydearestmemoriesisofthetimewhenJosephJeffersoouchhisfadsashewentthroughsomeofthegesturesandspeechesofhisbelovedRipVanWinkle。Iwasabletocatchthusameagerglimpseoftheworldofdrama，andIshallthedelightofthatmoment。But，oh，howmuchImustmiss，andhowmuchpleasureyouseeingonesderivefromwatdhearierplayofspeeentintheunfoldingofadramatiance!IfIcouldseeonlyoneplay，IshouldknowhowtopimymiionofahundredplayswhichIhavereadorhadtrahroughthemediumofthemanualalphabet。
Shtheeveningofmyseaginarydayofsight，thegreatfiguresofdramaticliteraturewouldcrowdsleepfrommyeyes。
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Thefoll，Ishouldagaihedawn，anxioustodisewdelights，forIamsurethat，forthosewhohaveeyeswhichreallysee，thedawnofeachdaymustbeaperpetuallyioy。
This，agtothetermsofmyimaginedmiraythirdandlastdayofsight。Ishallhaveeiss;thereistoomuchtosee。ThefirstdayIdevotedtomyfriends，animateandihesedrevealedtomethehistoryofmanaodayIshallspendintheworkadayworldofthepresent，amidthehauntsofmengoingaboutthebusinessoflife。AndwhereefindsomanyactivitiesandenasinNewYork?Sotheydestination。