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  his suitcase and McBrides "jewell case" on me is source of merriment again  Dickinson in great spirits.  Says man just came over & gave him a portrait commission.   Wednesday.  rain  over to Brooklyn to shave  rain back to NY. rain Eve  see screenplay of Rex Beach "The Brand".  arctic miners  strong thing.

Thursday   heavenly day  Stop to see Higgins.  Find Miss Margareta Wille there wanting pictures for her new place in Washington Square 5.  Talks a long time  Miss Wille tall & very well made  Higgins says she must be Swedish  Raves over her friend Mrs Lascari whose portrait by Lascari is in the Academy.  Higgins says he'll let Miss W have some pictures.  Go out to lunch with H. who says Anita Rio is looking for studio apartment.  He gets excited when I tell him about Babcock saying he sold 2 of his things  Says "I'm getting sick of Babcock he talks that cheap stuff to me I wonder what he thinks he is  I'm going up there and take all my paintings away.  The show is down  It was taken down yesterday."  Stop a minute at Macbeths & at Montross meet Wiggins who introduces his wife who asks for the children.  Says they live on hill above Lyme.  W. says Mrs has not been to NY. in two years.  Mrs W says her girl is six months younger than ours. - W. says we've got the ideal combi-

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nation.  I tell them about the paper and theyre very interested.  They pay a left handed compliment to International Nelson.  Drop into Knoedlers  big crowd there.  Griffin gets up and come over to see me.  I tell him his picture is fine. August Franzen sitting near Griffin.  Nods his head.  Charlie Knoedler standing with group of people sings out "Hello Britton."  I tell Griffin about Mussmans success  That Higgins says they sell about 2 etchings a day for him.  Griff says he'll try to get his chalks together for a little show there.  Mrs Harrison comes by [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] smiles & bows.  Griff goes off.  Miss Merrick comes in.  I'm talking to Franzen who says "put me down as subscriber" and says he'll try to get Reinhardt to advertise.  Miss Merrick very cheerful.  Stop at Daniels.  Daniel comes running in to [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] ask me about the paper.  I don't ask him for any thing but let him dip in and I think he'll advertise.  Go up to Mountforts and do a charcoal head of him which he and Miss Fulcher say is best portrait that's been done of him. ever.

   Friday 21 Mar.  fine day up to Academy press view varnishes.  In side door meet Snell and Eliot Clark. Snell says he has one thing only.  Says his Gloucester place is sold, but