The rich house had in the hall br An enormous mirror, very old; br Bought at least eighty years ago. br br A very handsome boy, assistant at a tailor’s br (On Sundays an amateur athlete), br Was standing there with a parcel. He handed it br To someone of the house, and he took it inside br To fetch the receipt. The tailor’s assistant br Was left alone, and waited. br He went up to the mirror and began to look at himself br And put his tie straight. After five minutes br They brought him the receipt. He took it and went away. br br But the old mirror which had seen, and seen, br In the many years it had been br In existence, thousands of things and faces; br The old mirror was glad now br And was proud to have received upon itself br That entire beauty for a few minutes.br br Constantine P.