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There was a great and glorious man who said, Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with the necessities. That, I think, would be a splendid motto to write, in letters of brown gold, over the porch of our hypothetical home. There will be a sofa for you, for example, but no chairs, for I prefer the floor. There will be a select store of chocolate creams, to make you do the carp with, and the rest will be bread and water. We will each retain a suit of evening dress for great occasions, and at other times clothe ourselves in the skins of wild beasts, how pretty you would look, which would fit your taste in furs, and be economical. I have sometimes thought it would be very fine to take an ordinary house, a very poor, commonplace house in West Kensington, say, and make it symbolic. Not artistic heaven oh heaven forbid My blood boils when I think of the afferents put on by knock pictorial epicures on the strong honest ugly patient shapes of necessary things The brave old bones of life. There are ascetic pattering prigs who can look on a saucepan without one tear of joy or sadness. Mongrel decadence that can see no dignity in the honorable scars of a kettle. So they concentrate all their house decorations on colored windows that no one looks out of, vases of lilies that everyone wishes out of the way. No. My idea, which is much cheaper, is to make a house really allegoric, really explain its own essential meaning. Mystical or ancient sayings should be inscribed on every object. The more prosaic the object, the better, and the more coarsely and rudely the inscription was traced, the better. Hast thou sent the rain upon the earth? should be inscribed on the umbrella stand, perhaps on the umbrella. Even the hairs on your head are all numbered. would give a tremendous significance to one's hairbrushes. The words about living water would reveal the music and sanctity of the sink. While, Our God is a Consuming Fire, might be written over the kitchen grate to assist with the mystical musings of the cook. Shall we ever try that experiment, dearest? Perhaps not, for no words would be golden enough for the tools you had to touch. Your beauty would be enough for one house. End of To Francis by G.K. Chesterton.", "segments": [], "srt": "1\n00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,500\nTo Francis.\n\n2\n00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:03,920\nThis is a LibriVox recording.\n\n3\n00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,040\nAll LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.\n\n4\n00:00:07,620 --> 00:00:12,760\nFor more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org.\n\n5\n00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,680\nRecording by Garth Donald.\n\n6\n00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:17,200\nTo Francis.\n\n7\n00:00:17,540 --> 00:00:19,040\nBy G. 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No.\n\n28\n00:01:57,738 --> 00:02:04,218\nMy idea, which is much cheaper, is to make a house really allegoric, really explain its own essential meaning.\n\n29\n00:02:05,098 --> 00:02:08,498\nMystical or ancient sayings should be inscribed on every object.\n\n30\n00:02:08,878 --> 00:02:14,358\nThe more prosaic the object, the better, and the more coarsely and rudely the inscription was traced, the better.\n\n31\n00:02:15,178 --> 00:02:20,678\nHast thou sent the rain upon the earth? should be inscribed on the umbrella stand, perhaps on the umbrella.\n\n32\n00:02:21,398 --> 00:02:23,938\nEven the hairs on your head are all numbered.\n\n33\n00:02:24,078 --> 00:02:26,918\nwould give a tremendous significance to one's hairbrushes.\n\n34\n00:02:26,918 --> 00:02:31,738\nThe words about living water would reveal the music and sanctity of the sink.\n\n35\n00:02:32,438 --> 00:02:32,758\nWhile,\n\n36\n00:02:33,378 --> 00:02:35,238\nOur God is a Consuming Fire,\n\n37\n00:02:35,818 --> 00:02:37,438\nmight be written over the kitchen grate\n\n38\n00:02:37,438 --> 00:02:40,058\nto assist with the mystical musings of the cook.\n\n39\n00:02:40,978 --> 00:02:42,878\nShall we ever try that experiment, dearest?\n\n40\n00:02:43,438 --> 00:02:44,238\nPerhaps not,\n\n41\n00:02:44,598 --> 00:02:47,818\nfor no words would be golden enough for the tools you had to touch.\n\n42\n00:02:48,658 --> 00:02:51,258\nYour beauty would be enough for one house.\n\n43\n00:02:51,258 --> 00:02:56,578\nEnd of To Francis by G.K. 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