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If the sense of touch lacks colour, it gives us, on the other hand, a
notion which the eye alone cannot afford, and one of considerable
æsthetic value, namely, that of _softness_, _silkiness_, _polish_. The
beauty of velvet is characterised not less by its softness to the
touch than by its lustre.

I would pay so much money to see Tolstoy’s reaction to a Rothko