1 | Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty. | |
2 | Courtesan houses along the Qinhua River constituted a source of indulgence and decadence. | |
3 | But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure | |
4 | But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure. | |
5 | Then they began to discuss a melodrama that they had seen on the preceding evening at the Gaite Theatre. |