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S had not much good to say of Rs work  some of which we had at the Waldorf.

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Monday  take noon train to Hartford depart to Kress - Find door locked + janitor says J K is at work up town. has a piano teacher using place part time is behind in rent and thinks he's going to give the place [[at?]] up.  Call up Segman from Greenburgs S says he's busy at benk and can't get down. Says J is at D.W.O.  Meet Billo Becher + G at Gs  G. says Vagaur is "building" a studio on the corner.  Stop to see J.K. not in.  Down to Dr. Bondhis + they want me to stay to dinner + the night there. Annie B looks well. at 8 trolly to Farmington to see Brandeyes as I approach the house in the dark street on the hill three flashes of lightening + three peals of thunder come suddenly out of the dark.  Just as I step onto Bs porch the rain pelts down.  House dark.  I rap.  Light springs upstairs  Mrs. B in robe comes to door  offers me umbrella says they're all abed. I'm about ready to go still standing at the door on the porch when Mrs. B rather reluctantly, it seems, assures me she hears B stirring upstairs.  Surely Enough The great man appears at the head of the stairs and descends - I go in.  He puts out his hand. I ask him if he's well.  He sits down and tells me to draw up a chair after I tell him that nature set off
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a salute of three guns as I approached.  B laughs - tells me he had a bad accident - fell down cellar stairs and struck his head on the cement floor - was six days unconscious.  Says he had a slight shock some time ago and he drags one foot as a consequence  -B is interested to hear about the new paper. Mrs. B remains upstairs  B says Foster (Charlie) is funny.  Says to him "What a pity men like you have to die."  B smiles as he tells me this, and I say something about Foster's delicacy in saying such a thing.  B says he has painted a head of Furyk and F one of him that F is married.  B says he hasn't seen Douglas's show.  B says he sold 6 sandscapes to a woman who took the other two to Montross.  When she asked B what he'd sell them for he told her $25 but Montross said $200 and sold one already. B says Miss Beaux has been [[crossed out]]verry[[/crossed out]] very kind to him + says she thinks she paints better after having some "lessons" from him.  I tell him her portrait of him nevertheless looked pretty thin + week at the Ex of the Woman's Painters. [[crossed out]]show[[/cross out]]  B says this is port of Furyk "it's kinder thin - like Miss Beaux's"