At its center is a brief exchange between two people. One says, “how beautiful!” about something they are both looking at, and the speaker is quietly moved—not only by the sight itself but by the fact that the other person saw it as beautiful too. The key phrase is “The more so”: beauty seems to increase when it is shared. There is a tender intimacy in knowing that someone else’s perception matches your own, as if their recognition confirms and deepens the experience. The speaker’s feeling is one of gratitude and quiet joy. The mood is spare and hushed, almost like a remark made under the breath, but it carries a lot of warmth. It is less about describing the beautiful thing than about the closeness between the two people who see it together.
Seventy-Nine — Summary
You said, how beautiful! The more so to me, you having seen it so.