The Artist 
pecuniary sense. If, however, you cannot 
decide upon what you want, hand over your 
house or your grounds to a reputable artist, 
name the sum you are willing to spend, and 
let him manage as he sees best — in which 
case you must not interfere at a later stage. 
And, finally, if you refuse to follow either of 
these modes of procedure, but give vague 
directions in the beginning, or recklessly 
change your mind from time to time, or in- 
terfere when you have granted the artist a 
free hand, do not grumble at the sum you 
may eventually have to pay. 
Indeterminate orders and loose bargains 
never result well as regards either product or 
price, and it is the client’s own fault if they 
are made. If the orders are clear, and the 
bargain hard and fast, and if then you are 
asked for any important increase in price, 
the law will protect you as it would in a 
bargain of another sort. But it is instruc- 
tive to remember that, in almost every case 
where client and architect have recently 
come into our courts, it is the architect 
whose claim has been sustained. When 
dealing with an artist, many men, honorable 
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