Meissonier, his life and his art . shot yet! You never miss ? said the sentry. Are you quite sure ? Well, go and stand there, at 272 MEISSONIER the corner of that house. Every time I show myself, a man appearsand takes aim at me. I will show niyscll now, look out! llestcppiilforward. The insurgent at once appeared, and sure enough, thevirtuoso picked him off. You can have no idea of the ambition I had, throughout my child-hood and youth, to possess a cloak. I cherished this aspiration for a good long time before itwas realised. I rememberstill how I used to shiver,coming out of school inwinter
Meissonier, his life and his art . shot yet! You never miss ? said the sentry. Are you quite sure ? Well, go and stand there, at 272 MEISSONIER the corner of that house. Every time I show myself, a man appearsand takes aim at me. I will show niyscll now, look out! llestcppiilforward. The insurgent at once appeared, and sure enough, thevirtuoso picked him off. You can have no idea of the ambition I had, throughout my child-hood and youth, to possess a cloak. I cherished this aspiration for a good long time before itwas realised. I rememberstill how I used to shiver,coming out of school inwinter ! It was one of myfathers theories that chil-dren should be hardenedby exposure to the wore my blouse in win-ter as in summer, and howI envied my companionswhen I saw them mufflingthemselves up ! I remem-ber, too, the miseries ofthe first quarter of an houron certain New YearsDays, when I was takenfrom a warm room into theicy January air, to payfamily visits with myfather. „ I never remember find-To do anything well, one. LANDSCAPE, SKETCH. ing any work I had to do wearisome,must put ones heart into it, whether the thing be small or great. Iapplied this principle even to the blacking of my boots. I wrappedand tied up the packets of drugs in the Rue des Lombards as neatlyas ever I could. MEMORIES 273
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