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together. After looking nervously at his 

 picture for a few moments he took my arm 

 and went round the other rooms of the ex- 

 hibition ; I was struck by the kindly interest he 

 took on this occasion in the works of others, 

 particularly those by younger men, praising 

 them sincerely and freely, and making inquiries 

 of me as to the personalities of the painters ; 

 this evinced much large-heartedness on his part 

 when one knew how bitterly disappointed and 

 distressed he must have felt about his own 

 picture all the time. 



To pass to more cheerful recollections, in 

 his garden at one time I remember a hind 

 was tethered, at another a ewe came to stay 

 with Sir Edwin about which he related an 

 interesting occurrence, imitating his man 

 William's voice. A knock came to Land- 

 seer's bedroom door one morning before he 

 was out of bed, " Please Sir Hedwin, the old 

 sheep 'as 'ad a little lamb." "Very well, I'll 

 be down directly ; " presently another knock, 

 " Please Sir Hedwin, the old sheep 'as 'ad 



