I had taken but a few steps when the clock struck eight, and, on turning back, I saw the crowd beginning to disperse.

I have felt the effects of this sight all day, and shall probably not get over it for weeks.

It was a dreadful sight.

There were no accidents." In spite of all these momentous occurrences, the young artist was faithfully pursuing his studies, for in this same letter to his brothers he says:-- "But enough of this; you will probably hear the whole account before this reaches you.

I am wholly absorbed in the studies of my profession; it is a slow and arduous undertaking.