Титаник
Chapter 2
Everysuiteisinadifferentstyle,andeachandallaredesignedandfurnishedbyartists;andtheloveandreposeofmillionairescanbecelebratedinsurroundingsofAdamorHepplewhite,orLouisQuatorzeortheEmpire,accordingtotheirtastes.Andforthehireofeachofthesetheatresthemillionairemustpaysometwohundredguineasaday,withtheprivilegeofbeingquitealone,cutofffromthecommonherdwhoareonlypayingperhapsfive-and-twentypoundsaday,andwiththeprivilege,ifhechooses,ofseeingnothingatallthathastodowithaship,noteventhesea.
Forthereisonethingthatthedesignersofthissea-palaceseemtohaveforgottenandseemtobealittleashamedofandthatistheseaitself.Thereitlies,aneternalprospectbeyondthesecurtainedwindows,byfarthemostlovelyandwonderfulthingvisible;butitseemstobeforgottenthere.True,thereisasmoke-roomattheafterextremityofthedeckbelowthis,whosewindowslookoutintoagreatverandahsheetedinwithglassfromwhichyoucannothelplookinguponthesea.Butinordertocounteractasmuchaspossiblethataustereandlovelyreminderofwhereweare,trellis-workhasbeenraisedwithintheglass,andgreatrose-treesspreadandwanderalloverit,remindingyoubytheircrimsonblossomsoftheearthandtheland,andthescentedshelterofgardensthatarefarfromtheboisterousstressofthesea.Nosprayeverdriftsinattheseheights,nofrothorspumecaneverinthewildeststormsbeatuponthisverandah.Here,too,asalmosteverywhereelseontheship,youcan,ifyouwill,forgetthesea.