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if I have any luck. No I dont want Maud or any of the other grand children to get ahead of us. Do you dear? 

Now that I know I am not one of the worst draughtsmen in the school I dont feel so hopeless, knowing that I may be able to sell my things.

Now dear I dont know how many times I have told you this or whether I shall change my mind or not but these are my plans now. God willing! I shall stay here till the first of March about and then go down to Venise and stay for about 2 months where I can be out of doors and work too. Then I shall come back to Paris to see the Salon and go to the school for two months more that will make 6 months.

Then it will be August and I think I will come home and see you dear. If I should come home how


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will it altar your plans. How long will it take you to get ready to get married? Dont you think you ought to begin now so if I should feel wealthy [[strikethrough]] y [[/strikethrough]] why you might be all ready: and if I should'nt why [[strikethrough]] y [[/strikethrough]] we would only have to wait another year. 

You know dear that the longer I study the better artist I shall be but I hate to be here alone but if you were here you would have to be alone most of the day and that would be worse than my being alone. Now if you and miss A. were here it would be lively. It is best to think of all these things and not step into anything blind. Now if I only knew whether G. and Miss A. were sure to be with us: but then I guess we could get along without them as we always have.

Have you ever written to that Miss Fisher who lives in Naples? How would you like there to live? I wrote G.