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about as long as he does to the others he sat himself down in front it it, and went on - criticising it.  Told me I should have made the modelling just as full with out darkening the mass of light, and should have showed the construction of the figure as well as get the outside forms correctly.  That is, not treat the body like a shell with an irregular surface - (my explanation of his idea, he did not use this figure.)    He quoted some lines from Coraeille about a mans [[man's]] value showing in his first act - (this is a very free translation.) hinted at possibilities before me and as he rose said the nicest thing of all " we will 



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do all we can to help you".  When he came back as he passed me and noticed my name on my drawing and said 'you are French too?"  The girls all crowded around and congratulated me - and M'lle Cabeu [[Cabeau]] said "vous etes [[êtes]] notre succés [[succès]]!"  And "what will he say when he sees your composition!"  'Rather Brag'. These French people are so funny.  A girl who draws awfully who sat next to me said before Henry came 'J'ai rêvé de vos pieds et vos mains'--  When he looked at the compositions I was disappointed that he said absolutely nothing - only that mine was no 1 and then remembered the