Whistler as I knew him . gton Schools; and whatdid I do ? Saved you; cleansed you; allowed youthe intimacy of my studio. I even made a pupil ofyou, my favourite pupil. More than that, I made afriend of you: I gave you my friendship. Now, dontyou feel ashamed of yourself? I was felt that I had indeed disgraced myself for ever. Ihad neglected the Master. There seemed no longerany excuse for my life. The scolding went on and on as we pursued ourjourney, and I became rapidly more and morewretched, until matters came to a head in were sitting in a little beer garden; I remem
Whistler as I knew him . gton Schools; and whatdid I do ? Saved you; cleansed you; allowed youthe intimacy of my studio. I even made a pupil ofyou, my favourite pupil. More than that, I made afriend of you: I gave you my friendship. Now, dontyou feel ashamed of yourself? I was felt that I had indeed disgraced myself for ever. Ihad neglected the Master. There seemed no longerany excuse for my life. The scolding went on and on as we pursued ourjourney, and I became rapidly more and morewretched, until matters came to a head in were sitting in a little beer garden; I rememberit well: there were comic songs going on. I can recallthe refrain of one of the songs now; it seemed to beatitself into my brain; it was at a moment when I feltthat I could stand the strain no longer. I said nota word; but suddenly the whole trouble spoke to me in the same old friendly way; WHISTLER, CHASE, AND MENPES From a photograph. Whistler with the curly- andChase with the straight-brimmed TRAVELS 153 and I knew that the agony was over, never to be re-ferred to again. For Whistler, when he forgave youat all, forgave completely. All was happiness andsunshine. That little quarrel in Holland endeared me all themore to the Master. I felt deeply what a great privi-lege it was to be his friend and pupil. Next day we had a long and delightful hunt forold Dutch paper. Greatly to our joy, Ave discovereda magnificent collection. Whistler was almost likea schoolboy in his delight over this find. We wenthalves in the buying of it, and purchased many thou-sands of sheets. THE END
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