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THE POUTBAIT. 253
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troublesome with bitterness to manage of heart , that and I lience conceived Ms myself evident forced confusion to accep . It t was this
solution . " He in integrit is false , unworth facile y in of feeling estimation now and with for all ever his hi I g banish h qualities him ,
from poor my heart . y " , With this nourish , of sentiment , I descended next morning to the breakfast room , merits to find of myself the late , and whom Mr .
had tormented and Mrs pronounced . Mart bhim yn my in even full ban as debate of were ostracism on the the Greeks ; to be b , ho their wever man exiled , on somewhat heroes I . y
iC I understand y , he has only one picture . in the Exhibition , and that a mere portrait "—were the words that met my ear as I
entered artist icture _" That ; . , . _" there but may Mrs depend " . be Mart then , my yn adding upon was dear the , it " with , deprecating whatever speaker the . authorit it ly is rep , y it lied and will the wei be all ght the y of of best the an
p ; art critic from and whose jud take gment there word could for it be Cleveland no appeal is , the "Iassure my
you , you may , prince of modern artists . " the But dispute Mrs . — Martyn " He may was be not if to he be chooses . thus silenced to exert , and himself she began . But anew he is
too indifferent dreamy to and fame indolent and without to secure such final an ingredient success . In neither short , artists he is nor poets ever attain , the highest point of excellence to which they
are " I " have capable Nonsense no of faith , " rising said in that . " Mr . theory Martyn of , his fam of face e , what and becoming maintain is called rather that fame an flushed stands artist ;
who thinks of his art only , and never , the think best you chanc are e misinformed of obtaining on it . th As at point to Cleveland . The im being agination indolent well of the , I
the true brain artist of requires the philosop intervals her of who rest sp and ins like thoug p those erfect ht of repose ; for mill the , as and delicate as
wheels of the mind are not exactly a , you know that , my dear , as well as I do . " with smileshe
" Wellwell" answered Mrs . Martyn , a , as saw her will _huslbaiid , whether was , gettin Cleveland g hot on fulfils the subject his part of , or his fall favorite s short ; " of tim it e . prove
I do not question his power , his exquisite , indeed faultless taste ; it is his With perseverance this admission I doubt of the . " merits of his client , the connoisseur in
art was satisfiedand proposed that we should go to the Exhibition and and look could at not Cleveland go , , but ' I s p made icture ready . Mrs to . accompany Mar the tyn had her an husb engagement of his and friend , who ,
all the way we went stoutly maintained supremacy above National We every had Gallery reached living and artist the as great . we went pepper in - a box voice dignified seemed by to whisper the name that of
the picture called , " a portrait" might , be the Properstia he had said
The Poutbait. 253
THE POUTBAIT . 253
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1861, page 253, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061861/page/37/
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