The Flower must not blame the Bee－1
That seeketh his felicity
Too often at her door－
But teach the Footman from Vevay－4
Mistress is "not at home"－to say－
To people－any more!
That seeketh his felicity
Too often at her door－
But teach the Footman from Vevay－4
Mistress is "not at home"－to say－
To people－any more!
(F.235/J.206)
[1] Flower:: a beautiful woman, a character in Charlotte Bronte's Shirley. Bee:: a man seeking flowers diligently like a bee.
[4] Footman from Vevay:: the Swiss Guard from Vevey, a rich house. Shirley is a landowner, heiress to a fortune.
[5] not at home:: Shirley rejects her suitors. "'Not at home to suitors' was written on her brow."
