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And in the utter stillness on the gentle lisping of his voice as he went from one to the other to hear a French gentleman say such words as "forte" and "ruesuce" is quite a revelation. And Dagnan is the first really Nice Frenchman it has been my fortune to meet. I wish you had seen his work and then I could tell that you that he is just like it and nothing more would have to be said. He is small and dark but not the usual type of Frenchman as he has a nice firm face and looks what he is, tremendously in earnest. He doesn't look over thirty but they say he is 36 or 8 and has been married for years. His portrait of his wife in last years Salon was one of the two portraits of women that I liked.



30 rue Vaugirard.
Sunday. Feb 24, 1889

Dear Aunt Eliza,

My last home letter brought news of a blessing and a calamity- Sandy's demise and the piano in the corner- How did E.J ever make up his mind to let him go- It must have been hard to do it. I suppose the poor thing was overwhelmed with gratitude at so much attention. Is a successor appointed? I'd, for another Sup- But — Oh to think of my lovely corner with the little table