‘South America — Amazon,’ said Gerald.

‘Oh but how perfectly splendid! It’s one of the things I want most to do — to live from day to day without EVER putting on any sort of clothing whatever. If I could do that, I should feel I had lived.’

‘But why?’ said Gerald. ‘I can’t see that it makes so much difference.’

‘Oh, I think it would be perfectly splendid. I’m sure life would be entirely another thing — entirely different, and perfectly wonderful.’

‘But why?’ asked Gerald. ‘Why should it?’

‘Oh — one would FEEL things instead of merely looking at them. I should feel the air move against me, and feel the things I touched, instead of having only to look at them. I’m