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ve you an immediate impression of identity of Class； making you neglectful of other details。 Bear in mind the decay of Sight Recognition which threatened society at the time of the Colour Revolt； add too the certainty that Women would speedily learn to shade off their extremities so as to imitate the Circles； it must then be surely obvious to you； my dear Reader； that the Colour Bill placed us under a great danger of confounding a Priest with a young Woman。
How attractive this prospect must have been to the Frail Sex may readily be imagined。 They anticipated with delight the confusion that would ensue。 At home they might hear political and ecclesiastical secrets intended not for them but for their husbands and brothers； and might even issue commands in the name of a priestly Circle； out of doors the striking combination of red and green； without addition of any other colours； would be sure to lead the common people into endless mistakes； and the Women would gain whatever the Circles lost； in the deference of the passers by。 As for the scandal that would befall the Circular Class if the frivolous and unseemly conduct of the Women were imputed to them； and as to the consequent subversion of the Constitution； the Female Sex could not be expected to give a thought to these considerations。 Even in the households of the Circles； the Women were all in favour of the Universal Colour Bill。
The second object aimed at by the Bill was the gradual demoralization of the Circles themselves。 In the general intellectual decay they still preserved their pristine clearness and strength of understanding。 From their earliest childhood； familiarized in their Circular households with the total absence of Colour； the Nobles alone preserved the Sacred Art of Sight Recognition； with all the advantages that result from that admirable training of the intellect。 Hence； up to the date of the introduction of the Universal Colour Bill； the Circles had not only held their own； but even increased their lead of the other classes by abstinence from the popular fashion。
Now therefore the artful Irregular whom I described above as the real author of this diabolical Bill； determined at one blow to lower the status of the Hierarchy by forcing them to submit to the pollution of Colour； and at the same time to destroy their domestic opportunities of training in the Art of Sight Recognition； so as to enfeeble their intellects by depriving them of their pure and colourless homes。 Once subjected to the chromatic taint； every parental and every childish Circle would demoralize each other。 Only in discerning between the Father and the Mother would the Circular infant find problems for the exercise of its understanding problems too often likely to be corrupted by maternal impostures with the result of shaking the child's faith in all logical conclusions。 Thus by degrees the intellectual lustre of the Priestly Order would wane； and the road would then lie open for a total destruction of all Aristocratic Legislature and for the subversion of our Privileged Classes。
Section 10。 Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
The agitation for the Universal Colour Bill continued for three years； and up to the last moment of that period it seemed as though Anarchy were destined to triumph。
A whole army of Polygons； who turned out to fight as private soldiers； was utterly annihilated by a superior force of Isosceles Triangles the Squares and Pentagons meanwhile remaining neutral。 Worse than all； some of the ablest Circles fell a prey to conjugal fury。 Infuriated by political animosity； the wives in many a noble household wearied their lords with prayers to give up their opposition to the Colour Bill； and some； finding their entreaties fruitless； fell on and slaughtered their innocent children and husband； perishing themselves in the act of carnage。 It is recorded that during that triennial agitation no less than twenty…three Circles perished in domestic discord。
Great indeed was the peril。 It seemed as though the Priests had no choice between submission and extermination； when suddenly the course of events was completely changed by one of those picturesque incidents which Statesmen ought never to neglect； often to anticipate； and sometimes perhaps to originate； because of the absurdly disproportionate power with which they appeal to the sympathies of the populace。
It happened that an Isosceles of a low type； with a brain little if at all above four degrees accidentally dabbling in the colours of some Tradesman whose shop he had plundered painted himself； or caused himself to be painted （for the story varies） with the twelve colours of a Dodecagon。 Going into the Market Place he accosted in a feigned voice a maiden； the orphan daughter of a noble Polygon； whose affection in former days he had sought in vain； and by a series of deceptions aided； on the one side； by a string of lucky accidents too long to relate； and on the other； by an almost inconceivable fatuity and neglect of ordinary precautions on the part of the relations of the bride he succeeded in consummating the marriage。 The unhappy girl committed suicide on discovering the fraud to which she had been subjected。
When the news of this catastrophe spread from State to State the minds of the Women were violently agitated。 Sympathy with the miserable victim and anticipations of similar deceptions for themselves； their sisters； and their daughters； made them now regard the Colour Bill in an entirely new aspect。 Not a few openly avowed themselves converted to antagonism； the rest needed only a slight stimulus to make a similar avowal。 Seizing this favourable opportunity； the Circles hastily convened an extraordinary Assembly of the States； and besides the usual guard of Convicts； they secured the attendance of a large number of reactionary Women。
Amidst an unprecedented concourse； the Chief Circle of those days by name Pantocyclus arose to find himself hissed and hooted by a hundred and twenty thousand Isosceles。 But he secured silence by declaring that henceforth the Circles would enter on a policy of Concession； yielding to the wishes of the majority； they would accept the Colour Bill。 The uproar being at once converted to applause； he invited Chromatistes； the leader of the Sedition； into the centre of the hall； to receive in the name of his followers the submission of the Hierarchy。 Then followed a speech； a masterpiece of rhetoric； which occupied nearly a day in the delivery； and to which no summary can do justice。
With a grave appearance of impartiality he declared that as they were now finally committing themselves to Reform or Innovation； it was desirable that they should take one last view of the perimeter of the whole subject； its defects as well as its advantages。 Gradually introducing the mention of the dangers to the Tradesmen； the Professional Classes and the Gentlemen； he silenced the rising murmurs of the Isosceles by reminding them that； in spite of all these defects； he was willing to accept the Bill if it was approved by the majority。 But it was manifest that all； except the Isosceles； were moved by his words and were either neutral or averse to