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sketches that he can elaborate it but without losing any of the freshness and truth of the first sketch. He makes a lot of different ones of [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] nearly the same effect, same time of day etc - and uses them for what he dont want to do. And I imagine that for sea & sky effects he makes many calculations of what has to be under certain circumstances. I dont wonder they call him the great Mogul and think him vain. He towers over the rest in every way and has thoughts that they wot not of, and knows it of course. This is a [[----y?]] sketch of him that I enclose.  It's a caricature of course but looks like him - he has'nt that weak look around the eyes. I should like to paint a portrait of him in this pose.

He has'nt  been to see us and