Chapter 29

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​⁠For convincing the human heart there is no argument like a parable or analogy, and there is no more worthless proof to the mind. So long as Persis could be called a bird of paradise, too rich for a canary cage, or a sea-gull, too wild, or a planet unattainable, Forbes admitted that his hopes of winning her and keeping her were foolish. He gave her up. So much for the metaphors. But when he saw her