those waters and stones and grasses and boughs and sparrows all together, as though something had altered them and changed them, so that they no longer had that splendor they had had a few days before, when she came early to the spring and filled her jar as usual, and then Fawwaz came to her, and the two went roaming that countryside, till they reached the ravine that winds toward the facing hill, where the apple orchard sprawls and the watchman's shelter sits squat, and she said, drinking in the breeze:
— How splendid this morning is, Fawwaz!... It is as though the sky kept festival, as though the earth were waking to the festival's joy!...
And Fawwaz said, half smiling and half frowning:
— That is because your heart has awakened, Nahla, and rejoices at a festival's coming!...
— And should not man rejoice at the dawn of every new day?!...
— Yes indeed!... by the very truth!... But those of delicate feeling and of fine sensibility are tormented in this world at such times as these; they find no splendor in a morning, and they find no splendor in an evening; rather the days become all alike to them, their days and their nights, save for a fleeting joy that lasts no short while before it adds torment upon torment to their hearts!...
She answered, stopping him, clinging to his arm, looking up at him:
— Why do you say this, Fawwaz, when I have always known you a nature all mirth and hope and aspiration?!... Fawwaz!... Be like these birds, beating your two wings!... Be like these flowers, breathing out perfume!... Be...
But he cut her short, saying:
— How often have I wished I were a bird, to fly away beyond these knolls and hills, and live free, in a land not this land and under a sky not this sky!... And how often have I wished I were a flower sprung up in the wilderness, remembering no past and dreaming
of no morrow, finding life a passing moment neither short nor long!... And how often have I wished I were a pebble, or
a grain of sand, or a mote of dust... for who knows, perhaps then I should feel no life, and be aware of no existence, and...
'Aspro' is there to be called upon in time of need!
When you are on holiday, keep it firmly in mind to have 'Aspro' within reach, ready for quick use, for the fast, effective action of 'Aspro' is your protective shield against the chill and pain that a change of air can bring.
It is easy to have a strip of 'Aspro' tablets with you at all times. Take two tablets at the first warning signs of fatigue and discomfort brought on by too much exposure to the sun or by overdoing strenuous exercise. 'Aspro' works in a wholesome way: it aids nature and never does you harm. 'Aspro' is safe for anyone to use at any time, and it has no harmful after-effects.
'Aspro' does not harm the heart
Those with experience of holidays know that 'Aspro' makes quick work of summer ailments
Aspro has been preferred over other medicines. It does not harm the heart. It stops pain and headache in a few minutes. It relieves toothache and sore throat. It cures influenza in a single night. It brings calm, deep sleep. And, in general, for its wondrous, astonishing power and effect in many other cases of illness.
Prices in Lebanon
5 tablets, 15 piasters
27 tablets, 70 piasters
Agents: J. B. Sheridan (Middle East) Ltd.
P.O. Box 648, Beirut
ASPRO REGD TRADE MARK
L: 396