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know that I am and that no one can change that.  I have suffered and I have secured much, but God be praised I have given more, and perhaps because of that and perhaps because of something I know nothing of now I am a person.  In the past I have been praised in a certain way but have never been able to understand what it was that people felt in me, but now suddenly I know and I am going to use it to the limit.

February 10th 1908 Monday.

I started working again to-day.  I have practically done no work since Jan 20th.  I got to the Studio at 1.15 and I sent Thrasher out to buy some plastertine etc.  The bell rang at about quarter to two & I went down to open the door.  A big good looking man was there.  He said: "I am a model."  He did not look like one.  I said, "who sent you".  He said:  "An artist down there."  "Mr Fraser?" I asked  "Yes."  I said: "Come up & show me your figure."  So he did &