Life of James McNeill Whistler, . known and two others which havedisappeared. These he gave to the steward or the purser of the shipto bring home, and the purser kept them. Once they were seen inhis house in London by someone who recognised Whistlers work. Why, they must be by Whistler ! he said. Whos Whistler ? »asked the purser. An artist, said the other. Oh, no, said thepurser, they were painted by a gentleman. The purser startedback for South America, and took them with him. And then a tidalwave met the ship and swept off the purser, the cabin, and theWhistlers. But we believe that one of
Life of James McNeill Whistler, . known and two others which havedisappeared. These he gave to the steward or the purser of the shipto bring home, and the purser kept them. Once they were seen inhis house in London by someone who recognised Whistlers work. Why, they must be by Whistler ! he said. Whos Whistler ? »asked the purser. An artist, said the other. Oh, no, said thepurser, they were painted by a gentleman. The purser startedback for South America, and took them with him. And then a tidalwave met the ship and swept off the purser, the cabin, and theWhistlers. But we believe that one of these pictures is now in theUnited States. The voyage back was vaguer than the voyage out. From thisvagueness looms one figure : the Marquis de Marmalade, a black manfrom Hayti, who made himself obnoxious to Whistler, apparentlyby his colour and his swagger. One day Whistler kicked him acrossthe deck to the top of the companion way, and there sat a lady whoproved an obstacle for the moment. But Whistler just picked up96 [1866 ,. .2j_ 55 o g Chelsea Days the Marquis de Marmalade, dropped him on the step below her, andfinished kicking him downstairs. After that Whistler spent the restof the journey, not exactly in irons, but chiefly in his cabin. The final adventure of the journey was in London. Whistlernever told us, but everybody else says that when he got out of thetrain at Euston, or Waterloo, someone besides his friends was waiting :whether the captain of the ship, or relations of the Marquis deMarmalade, or an old enemy makes little difference. Somebody gota thrashing, and this was the end to the most unaccountable episodein Whistlers life. CHAPTER XII: CHELSEA DAYS CONTINUED. THE YEARSEIGHTEEN SIXTY-SIX TO EIGHTEEN SEVENTY-TWO. It was late in 1866 when Whistler returned from Valparaiso. Soonfter he moved into No. 2,* at the east end of Lindsey Row, nowo. 96 Cheyne Walk. It was a three-storey house with an attic, partf the old palace remodelled, and, like No. 7, it looked
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