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and it seems that he was instructed not to call upon me for a speech but not knowing of this I felt realy uncomfortable throughout the dinner.  The President of the Art Institute sat to my right and Mr Farny to my left who did the speaking for me The table running at this angle [[image: sketch of table]] There were many fine speeches made and I never felt so sorry for myself that I could not do the same when I ought to have especialy [[especially]] when I received such an unexpected ovation as I did that evening.  I think that my whole history from early classes was unavailed [[unveiled]] as a painter and my influence over young American artist and in another speech I was held forth as a sculptor who has no equal in America.  I was perfectly staggered and did not know what to say and then someone got up and proposed to drink to the health of the American Phideas [[Phidias]]