Grandfather Monologue from The King of the Dark Chamber

From The King of the Dark Chamber by Rabindranath Tagore

male · philosophical · 1:07 min

That will not take long, my brother. Now that you have come down so far--you will change your colour in no time. Just look at our Queen--she got into a temper with herself and thought that she could spoil her matchless beauty by flinging away all her ornaments: but this insult to her beauty has made it shine forth in tenfold radiance, and now it is in its unadorned perfection. We hear that our King is all innocent of beauty-- that is why he loves all his manifold beauty of form which shines as the very ornament of his breast. And that beauty has to-day taken off its veil and cloak of pride and vanity! What could I not give to be allowed to hear the wonderful music and song that has filled my King's palace to-day!

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