Mary Cassatt painting
Jack Vettriano Painting
The Singing Butler
with tears in her eyes, as she declared she might as well be a peacock and done with it; and how the `Spread Eagle' might be said to flap his wings triumphantly over the House of March, as the paper passed from hand to hand. ¡¡¡¡`Tell us all about it.' ¡¡¡¡`When did it come?' ¡¡¡¡`How much did you get for it?' ¡¡¡¡`What will Father say?' ¡¡¡¡`Won't Laurie laugh?' cried the family, all in one breath, as they clustered about Jo; for these foolish, affectionate people made
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a jubilee of every little household joy. ¡¡¡¡`Stop jabbering, girls, and I'll tell you everything,' said Jo, wondering if Miss Burney felt any grander over her Evelina, than she did over her Rival Painters. Having told how she disposed of her tales, Jo added, `And when I went to get my answer, the man said he liked them both, but didn't pay beginners, only let them print in his paper, and noticed the stories. It was good practice, he said; and when the beginners improved, anyone would pay. So I let him have the two stories, and today this was sent to me, and Laurie caught me with it, and
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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