... Egotism

The woi Id of high ciass Bohemia in London hve not yet cerised laughiii,.; oyèr the vor.iferous ilisu.t öf Wliistlui tliut Da Mauuer left him out: of the gtory of "Trilby, " vrhich is uow prii:red 111 book forru. För the sake uf th t advertising in it Wliístíer WTOte a stiiigiugly bitter letter to J.Hi Manrier reprouohiug the author fur diawing the pamtei's likeness in Jiis nove!, but now that tli author lias ent the painter oui Wliistler is really fnrious. JJeforc bo was oiily pretendiug to be o. Tliis seli expatfiating American is ouo of the original celebritius of Enrope. Once 1 had occasion to cali at his studio in Chelsea on business conuected with the art exhibid of the American esbibitioii iu Loudon. He wore a velvet. coat, a low cut wai.stcoat, unlauudored shirt, flowing oran ge uecktie, wide trou.sers and feit slippers, and spoke only epigrams, some of which were good. Later on I expressed a wish to look at some of his work. "My dear fellow, " he e.xchumed iu great seeming astonislunent, "can you put up with a creation after having met the creator? The pare eau uuver equal the whole. " I dispersed "that tired feeliug" with ,i glass of sherry and persuaded him to show me tlie picture?. That was vrhat I was tliere for. -