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Sunday 23 Nov over to Brooklyn see Nan off to be married. Her new husband calling for her Says she'll stop in Hartford to see mother. Monday 24 Nov drop into Babcocks no Goodwin Met Eddy of World who rushes for my Roosevelt. Says he likes my Architect Higgins & Miss Rio go in to gall. as I stand out in the front with Babcock. Miss Rio & Higgins call into me that they admire my portrait of Mason. Go in there & Higgins says "Thats a great portrait its as fine a portrait as he's seen exhibited in New York." Miss Rio says "Its great Mr Britton its great." Then she says But that portrait of you by Mr. Dickinson is terrible. It looks like a dead man. Why did he do it. Why you have no such color as that. Its ghastly. Comes back to my Mason & continues to say fine things of it. Tuesday 25 Nov. into Babs at 6 no Goodwin Babcock says "You have no right to be fooling with a paper when you can paint like that. You ought to be painting pictures." I say nothing. But suggest doing him as he sits against the red velvet. He says "You do it just like that one in the other room. I wonder at Babs sudden [[outburst about me?]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 73 he hasnt said anything before. Stopped in Milch's & get check for 100 for advs. Mrs. [[Raklman?]] says Paul Schulz of Chicago bought the Weir on my cover & wrote to say he heard it was reproduced. Says he'll subscribe. Up in the same show meet Nisbet who has his [[surly wail?] with him Introduced Dan Gerber who disclaims any responsibility for Burnsteins Cabot blames Dangerfield. Nisbet says I wouldn't give a cent for all the Burnsteins from this end of the wall all the way around. Nisbet is full of [[Catyroz?]] remarks on his [[things?]] at Molloys Madison Gall Next door. Down stairs Milches Al & Ed show me a Whistler lithe girl they've sold & give me photo. Also two Weirs that look poor to me. Franzer comes in boorish as usual attempts some suggestions on my paper I combat him as everyone. We go out together he offers me a drink at druggists but I go in to Madison Molly [[guiled?]] down with a few cards. It's more [[Funding?]] worse than Bak. He says 750 for Crane. Wednesday 26 Nov. At printers near Brooklyn John alone phone rings and Carol says Ern has wired of mothers death. Poor dear mother. finally rested. &