Pietro Perugino paintings
Peter Paul Rubens paintings
Rudolf Ernst paintings
Robert Campin paintings
Only the day before he had received a letter from May Welland in which, with characteristic candour, she had asked him to ``be kind to Ellen'' in their absence. ``She likes you and admires you so much -- and you know, though she doesn't show it, she's still very lonely and unhappy. I don't think Granny understands her, or uncle Lovell Mingott either; they really think she's much worldlier and fonder of society than she is. And I can quite see that New York must seem dull to her, though the family won't admit it. I think she's been used to lots of things we haven't got; wonderful music, and picture shows, and celebrities -- artists and authors and all the clever people you admire. Granny can't understand her wanting anything but lots of dinners and clothes -- but I can see that you're almost the only person in New York who can talk to her about what she really cares for.''
His wise May -- how he had loved her for that letter! But he had not meant to act on it; he was too busy, to
Monday 2 June 2008
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