<h2><SPAN name="page128"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>THE MASQUERADE</h2>
<p class="poetry">Look in the eyes of trouble with a smile,<br/>
Extend your hand and do not be afraid.<br/>
’Tis but a friend who comes to masquerade.<br/>
And test your faith and courage for awhile.</p>
<p class="poetry">Fly, and he follows fast with threat and
jeer.<br/>
Shrink, and he deals hard blow on stinging blow,<br/>
But bid him welcome as a friend, and lo!<br/>
The jest is off—the masque will disappear.</p>
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