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[[in pencil]]
Sharing [[for?]] time
as it were!
[[/in pencil]]

pencil sketch.
asked if he had any preference as to a background setting, he said "no" I would leave that to you"  What he said was more [[strikethrough]] or [[/strikethrough]]  [[pencil]] in [[/pencil]] less monosyllable, but very kindly, I [[strikethrough]] asked if [[/strikethrough]] said "I presume you have sat so much for Artists, that you try to avoid them" he replied "On the contrary, (very slowly) I hef not given sittings, [[pencil]] but or true [[/pencil]] it is only to you - because Mr. Whitlock ask it"
Not much was said while I was working, I was too anxious to make the most of my trial, of course I made some remark now and then, just to keep things going begging pardon for keeping him standing, which I promised