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Roland Cutter came in in the evening. I was awfully stupid. My ideas are too half cooked to be of use in conversation. It is a comfort to me now as I think of it that I advanced the opinion that 'no one even knew another well,' that we lived after all solitary lives. It is a good shelter to flee to when one has been as inconsequent and flat as I, this evening. Nov 7th began portrait of Stark Newell charcoal. 9 thin paint to this drawing with bright blue background for foundation of crimson 14 Painted Stark. background & head 15 (Sunday) painted Stark. Coat 16 painted Stark. head 17 [[underline]]Began Russell children[[/underline]] Also went in to Tylers to take photos of Gertrude & Mr. Morton in wedding clothes [[end page]] [[start page]] Nov. '96 17th began Russel children 18th Russell children 19 " " [[ditto for Russell, ditto for children]] 20 " " [[ditto for Russell, ditto for children]] Stark Newell afternoons 7th charcoal 2-4-30 [[line across page]] 9 thin paint to redraw head only and ultramarine background [[line across page]] 14 painted background & head. [[line across page]] 15 morning 2 1/2 hours. Coat\ [[line across page]] 16 head. [[underline]]finished[[/underline]] expect hair & one eye. [[line across page]] 21 one hand and Coat [[line across page]] 27 other hand, hair and eye. [[line across page]]