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E163 - Sept 1900 - 10000 [[American Express Logo]] AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. U.S.A. 11, RUE SCRIBE (OPÉRA) VISITORS WRITING ROOM [NOT OFFICIAL] PARIS, Dec. 9. 1901. My dear Mother, Am I busy? Well, yes, — Until Thursday I am going to work morning and afternoon in my studio - Already, I have three "highly finished works" on hand for the market. It is great fun. This afternoon my subject was a Watteaur [[Watteau]] costume worn by a rather distinguished model who reminded me of Mrs Parks Yesterday, all day an Algerian posed for me. He was fine in color and I started two interesting works— Last week in the school I painted and finished an old monk in his cell. The work gives me pleasure and I shall be interested to know the outcome. Each evening I am busy sand papering small lumps on my works signing my name &c. This afternoon I had five callers one was a chap from London who new [[knew]] Norton - This chap is an Irishman named