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of course people who are [[underlined]] used [[/underlined]] to painting over here allow for this — but I was [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] used to it. 

I hope you hav'nt congratulated Aunt Sarah upon her having the privilege of painting in my studio, because she has'nt once done it. It is such a tiny place and besides I was too much worried to have her there when I was working and I never knew when I would not be. We have hardly seen them this week. I haven't looked for the silk yet. Do you want me to [[underlined]] get [[/underlined]] it if I do see any and how much? There would probably be no difficulty in getting silk in black like that but I 

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He is a realist, but never coarse, and there is no one else here so exact - true precise refined and charming all at once as he is. The men who have as much style as he are barely so true or so naive. Those who have as much color have not his firmness and precision in character & modeling and drawing and those who can draw as well have not a certain refinement and elevation that his has no matter what the subject. He did'nt praise any body - and as one of the English girls said "he thinks we are all mediocre" "C'est seulement à peu pris"- He gave us each a thorough