“The Lake”
“It took him three days to attain that height, but, on the fourth, he found himself overlooking a sapphirine-blue lake, into which emptied a waterfall in the shape of a Greek lyre. Mocha-hued rocks atop and at the side formed the frame of the instrument, and narrow white filaments of water, its strings. The natural composition of this scene was ultimately tasteful: the dark brown rocks set off the gleaming waters, and the white waters contrasted wonderfully with the dark blue of the lake.”