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but his great ambition was to get great works. His 

 statues of horses were wonderfully true and life-like ; 

 and among his statues of men, Carlyle was one of 

 the best. He was very industrious, and never lost 

 a chance. If a horse tumbled down in the street, 

 he would sketch it in his pocket-book. My eldest 

 boy stayed with him some time in London, and he 

 made a beautiful bust of him (while an Eton boy). 

 He was a most agreeable, charming companion, 

 and the kindest and best of friends. He made me 

 a present of my statuette, and afterwards his charge 

 for them was 300 guineas. His studio was a 

 constant source of pleasure to me when I was in 

 London ; and he allowed my daughter to go there 

 when she liked to model or draw. 



" 13 Summer Place, 

 "Onslow Square, ist December. 



" Dear Colonel Thomson, — 



" I heard a few days ago that the new series 

 of bronze casts of your statuette, the Duke of Beaufort, 

 etc. etc., will arrive here from Germany the end of 

 this month, and as soon as I have it I shall send 

 your bronze to Brixworth. I am very sorry for the 

 long delay, but under five or six months I cannot 

 get any order executed there, and as I cannot get 

 it anywhere done like that, I must submit to it. I 

 have just made arrangements with a jeweller, who 

 is going to open a shop in the middle of St. James' 

 Street, to publish my bronzes, and am working hard 

 at making several sporting groups for stock, under 



