ody took any liberties with her. She had her place, and that one
of some predominance. Clearly she had already the privileges of an
eccentric, and a certain cool ascendency of temperament. Her little
figure fluttered hither and thither, gathering a train, then
shaking it off again. Sometimes and her friends, finding the heat
intolerable, and wanting space for talk, would overflow into the
great central hall, with its cool palms and statues; and there David
would listen to torrents of French artistic theory, anecdote, and
_blague_, till his head whirled, and French cleverness--conveyed
to him in what, to the foreigner, is the most exquisite and the
most tantalising of all tongues--seemed to him superhuman.

As to what he saw, after 'Salome,' he remembered vividly only three
pictures--Elise Delaunay's two--a portrait and a workshop
interior--before which he stood, lost in naive wonder at her
talent; and the head of a woman, with a thin pale face,
reddish-brown hair, and a look of pantherish grace and force, which
he was told was the portrait of an actress at the Odeon who was
making the world stare--Mademoiselle Bernhardt. For the rest he had
the vague, distracting impression of a new world--of nude horrors
and barbarities of all sorts--of things licentious or cruel, which
yet, apparently, were all of as much value in the artist's eye, and
to be discussed with as much calm or eagerness, as their
neighbours. One moment he loathed what he saw, and threw himself
upon his companion, with the half-coherent protests of an English
idealism, of which she scarcely understood a word; the next he lost
himself in some landscape which had torn the very heart out of an
exquisite mood of nature, or in some scene of peasant life--so true
and living that the scents of the fields and the cries of the
animals were once more about him, and he lived his childhood over
again.

Perhaps the main idea which the experience left with him was one of
a goading and intoxicating _freedom_. His country lay in the
background of his mind as the symbol of all
ody took any liberties with her. She had her place, and that one 
 of some predomination. intelligibly she had already the privileges of an 
 character, and a certain cool dominance of temperament. Her little 
 number palpitate hither and thither, gathering a string, then 
 shaking it off again. Sometimes and her friends, receive the heat 
 intolerable, and wanting distance for lecture, would overflow into the 
 great cardinal hall, with its cool palm and statue; and there David 
 would listen to torrents of French artistic hypothesis, anecdote, and 
 _ blague _, till his head whirled, and French cleverness -- conveyed 
 to him in what, to the foreigner, is the most exquisite and the 
 most tantalising of all tongue -- seemed to him superhuman. 

 As to what he saw, after' Salome,' he remembered vividly only three 
 pictures -- Elise Delaunay's two -- a portrayal and a workshop 
 interior -- before which he stood, lost in naive wonder at her 
 talent; and the pass of a woman, with a thin pale face, 
 reddish - brown hair, and a look of pantherish grace and force, which 
 he was told was the portrait of an actress at the Odeon who was 
 make the world stare -- Mademoiselle Bernhardt. For the rest he have 
 the dim, distracting impression of a new world -- of nude horrors 
 and barbarities of all sort -- of things licentious or cruel, which 
 yet, apparently, were all of as much value in the artist's eye, and 
 to be hash out with as much calm or eagerness, as their 
 neighbours. One here and now he loathed what he visit, and threw himself 
 upon his companion, with the half - coherent protests of an English 
 idealism, of which she scarcely understood a password; the next he lost 
 himself in some landscape which had torn the very heart out of an 
 exquisite mood of nature, or in some scene of peasant life sentence -- so dependable 
 and living that the scents of the sphere and the cries of the 
 animals were once more about him, and he lived his childhood over 
 again. 

 possibly the main idea which the experience leave with him was one of 
 a goading and intoxicating _ exemption _. His country lay in the 
 background of his mind as the symbol of all
ody took any liberties with her. She had het place, end thaf one
of rome predominance. Clearly shx hae alrtcdy the privileges ow an
eccennric, and q cectain cool ascenvsncy of tempedwmenc. Ier little
figurg fluttered vither and thidhdr, gathering a train, then
shaking it osf agaim. Dometimes and rer gwienss, finding the heat
intolerable, and wantinj space for tall, would overflow into the
ggeat central hall, with its cool pqlms qnd statues; xnd there David
would ljsten to torrents of French artkstic theory, angeeotf, and
_blague_, vill hps head whirlcc, and Xrench vleverness--convcyed
tm hum in what, to the forxigner, is the most evquisite dnb the
most tantalising od all toncues--rwemdd uo iim superjumen.

As to whaf he saw, afrer 'Salome,' he rememnewvc vividly onmy thrqe
[ictures--Elise Delaunay's two--a portrait atd z workshop
interior--beforw which he stood, lost in naive wonder at her
talent; and the head of a woman, with a thmn paoe wqcf,
reddish-brown hair, and a look of pantherish gwzct akd force, which
he was told wss tng portrait of xn actxssa at the Odeon who was
makyng tye world ftarr--Mademoiselle Bernhardt. For the rest he yad
the vague, distrccting imprersiom of s new world--of nude horrurs
ahd barbaritles of alm sorts--of things uicvntimus or cruel, which
yet, appawently, wece alk of as mucn valuq in the agtist's eye, and
to be disckssed whth as mucj calm or eagerness, as their
neijibours. One mokett ve loathzd whab he saw, and thwew himself
upou his coipaniun, with thv half-cohxrent proteses of an Englhdh
idealism, oh which sre sxarcwly unddfstood a word; yhe next kt lost
himswlf in some landscepe dgich had torn tkt vtrt heart out of an
dxqtidive mojg of nature, mr iv suke scdne of kzascng lige--so true
and living dhat the scents of the flelds and the criqs of the
animsls were once more abouv him, end he lided his childhood over
again.

Pergaps the laik idea which ehe cxpetience left with him was one of
a goading and intoxmcating _freedom_. His coontry lay in the
backgtoukd of his miid as ehe symbon of all
ody took any liberties with her. She place, that one some predominance. Clearly of eccentric, and a cool ascendency of Her little figure fluttered hither and gathering a train, then shaking it off again. Sometimes and her friends, finding heat intolerable, and wanting space for talk, would overflow into the great central with cool and and there David would listen to torrents of French artistic theory, anecdote, and _blague_, till his whirled, and French cleverness--conveyed to him in what, the foreigner, is the exquisite and the most tantalising all to him As what saw, after 'Salome,' remembered vividly only three pictures--Elise Delaunay's two--a portrait and a workshop interior--before which he stood, lost in wonder at and the of woman, a thin pale hair, and a look of pantherish which he was told was the portrait of actress at Odeon who was making the world Bernhardt. For the rest he had the vague, impression of a new world--of nude horrors and barbarities of all sorts--of things licentious or yet, apparently, were all as much value the eye, to discussed with much calm or eagerness, as their neighbours. One moment he loathed he saw, and threw himself upon his companion, with the of English idealism, of she scarcely understood a the he lost himself in which torn out an mood of nature, or some scene of peasant life--so and living that the the cries of the animals were once more him, and he lived his childhood over Perhaps the main idea which the experience left with him was one a goading _freedom_. His country lay in the background of mind as the symbol all
ody took any liberties with heR. She had her Place, And ThaT oNe
of Some Predominance. ClEArly She had already the privilEges oF aN
EcceNTrIc, and A certaiN CoOL AscEnDeNcy Of TEmPeramEnt. her littLe
figure flUttErEd hither and tHItHer, gatheriNg a Train, then
shaKinG it off AgAin. sOmetiMes And heR frienDS, findiNg the heat
InTOlerabLE, and wanTINg SpacE for talk, would overFLoW Into the
great ceNtral hAlL, WiTH Its CooL palms and sTaTues; aND there DAViD
WOUld LIsten to torrenTs of French aRTisTic theOrY, anECdote, aNd
_blaGuE_, TilL his head whiRled, And French CleverNEss--convEYed
to hiM in whaT, to The ForeIGnEr, Is tHe MOst EXqUisITe aNd the
mosT tAnTalisIng oF ALL TongUes--SeemEd to hIm superhuman.

AS to What HE saW, afteR 'SaloMe,' he ReMembeRed vivIdly oNlY three
pictures--ELise delaunay's Two--A pOrtRaIt and A WorkshOp
iNteRior--befOre whicH He sToOD, LOsT in naive wonder at heR
tALEnT; and the hEad of a WOmAn, WIth a thin PaLe fAce,
rEDDish-bRown HAiR, and a looK of panTHeRiSh grace AnD force, WhIch
He wAs tolD Was tHe portRait of an ActreSS at the Odeon who WAs
making the woRLd STArE--madeMoiSelle BernhaRdt. FOR the Rest HE hAd
tHE vaguE, distRaCTiNG impression of a new woRlD--of nudE horrOrs
and barbariTies of all sORTS--of thingS licENtIOus or cruel, whicH
yet, aPparently, wERe all of aS much Value in tHe artist's EYE, and
to be DisCusSed WitH AS mUch calm or eageRNEss, aS tHeir
neiGhbOurs. One MomEnt He lOatHeD what he saW, and threW hImSeLf
UpoN his cOMpanion, wItH thE hAlf-CoherENt protEsts oF an ENgLiSH
idEalism, oF WhICH she ScArCely UndErStood A worD; The Next he lOst
himselF in SOme lAnDsCape whiCh had torn the vErY heart out oF aN
exQuisitE MOod of natUre, or in some scene of peasaNT life--so TruE
and lIvinG that the sCenTs of thE fiELds and The criEs of tHe
AniMALs werE ONcE moRe About him, anD HE liVed hiS cHildHood oveR
again.

Perhaps the maIN idEa which the expEriEnce LEFt WitH HiM Was OnE Of
a GOAding and intoxicAting _freedOm_. hIs Country lay IN thE
bAckgrouNd of his Mind aS The symbOl of all
ody took any liberties wit h her. She  hadher  pl ac e, a nd t hat one
of som e  pre dominance. Clearly she  hadal r eady th e pri vileges of a n
e cc en tri c, an d a c ert ain coo l ascenden cyof  temperament .  H er littlefig ure fluttere d h itheran d t h ither , g ather ing at rain,then
shak in g  it of f  again. S om etim es and her friend s ,f inding the hea t
into le r ab l e , a ndwanting sp ac e for talk, w o ul d o ver f low into thegreat centr a l h all, w it h i t s cool  palm sa ndstatues; an d th ere David 
would listent o torre nts of  Fr enc h ar t is ti c t he o ry, an ecd o te,  and
_bl ag ue _, ti ll h i s h eadwhi rled , and  French cleve rne ss-- c onv eyedto hi m in  w hat,to the  fore ig ner, is the mos t ex quisite a ndth e
m os t tan t alisin g o f a ll tong ues--se e med  t o h im  superhuman.

As t ow h at  he saw,  after 'S al o me,' here mem bere d vivid ly o n ly  three
p icture s -- El ise Del au nay'stw o-- a p ortra i t an d a wo rkshop
i nteri o r--before whic h  he stood, lo s ti n  n a ivewon der at hertale n t; a nd t h ehea d  of a  woma n, wi t h a thin pale face, 
r eddish -brow n hair, and a  look of p a n t herish g race an d  force, whichhe wa s told was the port raitof an ac tress att h e Odeonwho  wa s
m aki n g  t he world star e - -Mad em oiselle  Be rnhardt . F orthe  re st  he had
t he vague ,di st ra cti ng im p ressionof  ane w w orld- - of nud e hor rors 
a nd bar baritie s  o f allso rt s--o f t hi ngs l icen t iou s or cr uel, whic h
y e t, a pp ar ently,were all of a smuch value  i n t he art i s t's eye,  and
to be discussed wi t h as mu chcalmor e agerness,  as  their 
ne i ghbour s. One  mome nt  he l oathe d wh athe  saw, andt h rew  hims el f
up on hiscompanion, with th e  ha lf-coherent p rot ests o fanE ng l ish 
i d eal i s m, of which she  scarcelyun d er stood a wo r d;th e nexthe lost 
hims e lf in s ome lands cape whic hhadt o rnthe very h eart out  of an
ex q uisit e  m ood o f n ature,  o r i n som e scen e  of  peas ant li fe --so t rue
a nd  livingthat the scents of thefields  andthe  cries of  th e 
an imals wer e on ce more ab out  hi m, an d h e  live d hi s  c hil d hoodover again.

P e rh aps t he  main ideaw h i chthe e xpe r ienceleft  with him was one of
a goading a nd i n t oxi cat i ng _ fr eedom_. His co unt ry l ay in th ebackgroundof his m in d  as t he sym bol of  all
ody took_any liberties_with her. She had_her place,_and_that one
of_some_predominance. Clearly she_had already the_privileges of an
eccentric, and_a certain cool_ascendency_of temperament. Her little
figure fluttered hither and thither, gathering a train, then
shaking it off_again._Sometimes and_her_friends,_finding the heat
intolerable, and wanting_space for talk, would overflow_into the
great_central hall, with its cool palms and statues;_and_there David
would listen_to torrents of French artistic theory, anecdote, and
_blague_, till_his head whirled, and French cleverness--conveyed
to_him in what,_to_the_foreigner, is the most_exquisite and the
most tantalising of all_tongues--seemed to him superhuman.

As to what_he saw, after 'Salome,' he remembered vividly_only three
pictures--Elise Delaunay's two--a portrait and_a workshop
interior--before which he stood,_lost in_naive wonder at her
talent; and_the head of_a woman,_with a thin_pale face,
reddish-brown hair, and a look_of pantherish grace_and force, which
he was told was_the_portrait of an_actress_at_the Odeon_who was
making the_world_stare--Mademoiselle Bernhardt._For_the rest he had
the vague, distracting_impression_of a new world--of nude horrors
and barbarities_of all sorts--of things_licentious_or cruel, which
yet, apparently,_were all of as much_value in the artist's eye, and
to_be discussed_with as_much calm or eagerness, as their
neighbours. One moment he loathed what_he saw, and threw himself
upon his_companion, with the half-coherent_protests of_an_English
idealism, of which_she_scarcely understood_a word; the next he lost
himself in_some landscape_which had torn the very heart_out of an
exquisite mood_of_nature, or in some scene of_peasant life--so true
and living that the_scents of the fields and_the_cries_of the
animals were once more_about him, and he lived his_childhood over
again.

Perhaps the_main idea which the experience left with_him_was one of
a goading and intoxicating__freedom_._His country lay in the
background of_his_mind_as the symbol of all