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I went and sat for about two hours, as before, talking - and I told her a lot of things. She listens eagerly to my descriptions of all of you, and I am going to take your photo next time to show her. She knows all about Pensions, and from my account thinks we are well and cheaply fixed here.

Philip Hale came the other night again, and as no one was at home we had him all to ourselves in the Salon. I liked him as much as ever, and May was delighted. But he is so far off that I'm afraid we shant see him often.

I have bought myself a beautiful braided coat for next winter at the Louvre. I gave up a cloaky thing   They are all so grand and expensive none of the kind I want. It is dark blue braided with black and I am going to have a dress next fall to go with it. It works well with my blk silk. And it is the cheapest time now to get winter 
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bad. I can and have done lots better. The being so near etc, was such a hindrance - as I expected it would be - but I had put in the arm and shoulder with a certain touch and freedom - first painting and although he did not praise them as a performance when he begin talking I caught such phrases as 'pas mal' - 'une grande abilité [[habilité]]  "que vous abez [[avez]] une addresse [[adresse]]"  "je suis enchanté de voir'  etc - I was so mad that I could'nt [[couldn't]] understand every word - and then he began to go for the eye and various other parts which seemed to shock him. And which he thought I had done from practice rather than from having observed the model. And this galled me. He told me I must put in the 'addresse' [[adresse]] at the end, on top, instead of at the beginning where it was of no use. I understood in a general way what he said but I lost a good many of the subtilties [[subtleties]]. I dont [[don't]] want an interpreter, he would say less, and I think with less interest. And another time I 
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