silk-and-steel

Updated: May 23, 2025

But they could not discern or share the mounting ecstasy of the connoisseur, of the spirit which is to the artist what the wife is to the husband, as he realized the truth and power of the coloring, its stained-glass glow, the justice and strength of the patterning and the authentic silk-and-steel of the texture. "Is it any good?" asked Selby suddenly.

Perceval Gibbon - Those Who Smiled: And Eleven Other Stories