The life, letters and work of Frederic Leighton . he life I lead is one of unprecedented regularity and absence ofj^ any kind of excess, yet sometimes in the evening, when I have lit^ my lamp and my fire and sit down to work, I can neither play, norread, nor draw, nor do anything for five minutes together for sheerC*- restlessness and fidgets. That sleep, too, that used to be the corner-stone of my accomplishments and the pillar of my strength, is notVl by any means what it was—non sum qualis erant ! The Sartoris have not changed their plans more than five or sixdozen times since you saw them.
The life, letters and work of Frederic Leighton . he life I lead is one of unprecedented regularity and absence ofj^ any kind of excess, yet sometimes in the evening, when I have lit^ my lamp and my fire and sit down to work, I can neither play, norread, nor draw, nor do anything for five minutes together for sheerC*- restlessness and fidgets. That sleep, too, that used to be the corner-stone of my accomplishments and the pillar of my strength, is notVl by any means what it was—non sum qualis erant ! The Sartoris have not changed their plans more than five or sixdozen times since you saw them. They are now staying in thecountry with the Marquise de IAigle, Edwards sister. They willbe here at the beginning of November and stay three months—ooray ! Lady Cowley is, I believe, not yet come back. I see a greatdeal of Herbert Wilson here. He has with him, too, an arch-brick^ of a friend, a naval captain whom I like most particularly. I ampainting his head for practice and for him—he is a fine specimenof an English sailor. 1: -• •.
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