A BUTTERFLY EPISODE. 



certain intrinsic and universal aesthetic 

 value as colour and lustre, as shape and 

 softness. But dainty pink is not so beauti- 

 ful on the nose as on the cheeks or lips ; 

 nor are curves as desirable in the lines 

 of the spine as in the external contour. 

 Indeed, even expression itself has its stereo- 

 typed value ; for a baby in arms will smile 

 responsive to a smile from its nurse, and 

 will cry at a frown, independently of 

 experience. 



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