6/8 One cannot think in this whirl. A winter season in Washington followed by a summer season in London,--one wants a breath of fresh air before beginning another winter season somewhere else. I long for the calm that steals over me when I am absorbed in my brushes and my oils." "Work is all very well," said Mr.Beresford with determination, "but I know your habits. You have a little way of taking your brush, and with one savage sweep painting out a figure from your canvas. |