15/206 They believe that if a man can express himself clearly he can't paint." "And what do you believe ?" "Oh, I can express myself, too." The mother seemed to be satisfied with this evasion. After a while she said, "I presume he will call when he gets settled." The girl made no answer to this. "One of the girls says that old model is an educated man. He was in the war, and lost a hand. Doesn't it seem a pity for such a man to have to sit to a class of affected geese like us as a model? |