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Excerpt from Reading as a Fine Art
More than thirty lines, which thirty lines Mlle. Rachel and I studied for three long hours; and never before did that admirable artist's power of attention, subtle Spirit, and true modesty so astound and instruct me. What a lesson it was to us both With what ardor we buckled to the task! She was determined to outdo her immortal predecessor. Not one of the three or four hundred words com posing the scene but was turned and twisted in every possible way, to discover the truest and most effective rendering. Three such hours were worth months of study.
Next, chance advanced me yet farther in this department of art.
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