You poor thing! Why do you jump at the sound of a servant, or the clatter of metal, or a door slamming? No matter how refined you think you are, you still can't avoid hearing thunder. What I'm saying about your ears applies just as well to your eyes, if they've been badly trained to be picky. They get upset by stains and dirt, by silver that isn't polished enough, or by water in a pool that isn't crystal clear.
Miserable one! why do you shudder at the noise of a slave, at the rattling of brass or the banging of a door? you cannot help hearing the thunder, however refined you may be. You may apply these remarks about your ears with equal truth to your eyes, which are just as dainty, if they have been badly schooled: they are shocked at stains and dirt, at silver plate which is not sufficiently bright, or at a pool whose water is not clear down to the bottom.