As the agreement was that we should pay share and share alike of the expense, and as I invited no one, the burden on me was out of all proportion to our respective means.

Rossetti's income, according to his own statement, was, at that time, 3000 a year, but he was always in debt.

He denied himself nothing that struck his fancy, and he had the most costly Oriental porcelain in London, and the most beautiful old furniture to be found, and the most princely disregard of expenditure.

I had finally to refuse to continue the life in common.

Dante invited Mr.and Mrs.Ford Madox Brown, and then Mr.and Mrs.Morris, and as they were all excellent friends of mine I could make no objection, though ill able to bear my share of the expense of the mnage incurred, and finally I broke away, leaving him in possession, with Madame Bodichon's consent.