Robert W. Chambers - The King in Yellow

He smiled, saying, "e;Seek her throughout the world."e; I said, "e;Why tell me of the world? My world is here, between these walls and the sheet of glass above; here among gilded flagons and dull jewelled arms, tarnished frames and canvasses, black chests and high-backed chairs, quaintly carved and stained in blue and gold."e; "e;For whom do you wait?"e; he said, and I answered, "e;When she comes ...