Whistler as I knew him . half the pictures were in the house. Ifthe man in possession were to appear, the enterprisewould be stopped. Whistler was very serious overthis, and wanted to know what was to be done. Cant you go into the city and sign something,Menpes, he asked, something that will bring inmoney? Alack! neither I nor Whistler had anyknowledge of city habits. At length we decided thatwe had better call on the auctioneer in person. Westarted coolly and calmly and a trifle frightened; butWhistler soon decided that his only hope in talkingto this auctioneer was to lash himself into a fur
Whistler as I knew him . half the pictures were in the house. Ifthe man in possession were to appear, the enterprisewould be stopped. Whistler was very serious overthis, and wanted to know what was to be done. Cant you go into the city and sign something,Menpes, he asked, something that will bring inmoney? Alack! neither I nor Whistler had anyknowledge of city habits. At length we decided thatwe had better call on the auctioneer in person. Westarted coolly and calmly and a trifle frightened; butWhistler soon decided that his only hope in talkingto this auctioneer was to lash himself into a furiousrage. I remember that walk so well. All the wayalong he kept murmuring to himself: Its mon-strous ! This things impossible! How dared theysend such a paper to me, an artist in the midst ofmy work? The man must be demented! and so on,until, by the time we had reached the office, he wasin a magnificent condition. As we entered, a veryhumble-looking little man was drying his face with THE DESK Trial proof, third THE DESKTrial proof.
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