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very hard to represent in clay.  Everybody was
very hard to represent in clay.  Everybody was
very much excited about Marion's statue
very much excited about Marion's statue
and [sup]especially[sup] that clay cloak flying in the wind.  It
and [[^especially]] that clay cloak flying in the wind, it
was generally felt that Montezuma was quite
was generally felt that Montezuma was quite
remarkable for a third-grade child and that
remarkable for a third-grade child and that
it should be taken down to The Art Institute
it should be taken down to the Art Institute
to see if it could be cast.  As I remember, this  
to see if it could be cast.  As I remember, this  
was done, but somehow the cloak came back
was done, but somehow the cloak came back
thicker, less wafery and in the end Montezuma looked
thicker, less wafery and [[^in the end]] Montezuma looked
more like a bat than an Inca.  It was too bad.
more like a bat than an Inca.  It was too bad.
     As a beginner, my outward life was quieter
     As a beginner, my [[^outward]] life was quieter
and more commonplace, it began a little little later in
and more commonplace.  It began a little little [[^later]] in
the morning with poppy seed rolls, still hot
the morning with poppy-seed rolls, still hot
from the neighboring bakery eaten at the
from the neighboring bakery eaten at the
round table in the dining room.  Above the
round table in the dining room.  Above the
[[?]] of that polished red mahogany table hung a green glass
[[?]] of that polished red mahogany table hung [[crossed out: one of those]]  [[^a green]] glass
shade which cast its comfortable Victorian
shade[[crossed out: s casting a]] which cast its comfortable Victorian
light in a wide circle below.  I lost track of
light in a wide circle below.  I lost track of
that milky green lampshade when we moved
that milky green lampshade when we moved
away from the State Street house and it was
away from the State Street house and it was
not until some 20 years later a long time afterward that I saw
not until [[^some 20 years later]] a long time afterwards that I saw

Latest revision as of 03:39, 25 November 2022

very hard to represent in clay. Everybody was very much excited about Marion's statue and ^especially that clay cloak flying in the wind, it was generally felt that Montezuma was quite remarkable for a third-grade child and that it should be taken down to the Art Institute to see if it could be cast. As I remember, this was done, but somehow the cloak came back thicker, less wafery and ^in the end Montezuma looked more like a bat than an Inca. It was too bad.

    As a beginner, my ^outward life was quieter

and more commonplace. It began a little little ^later in the morning with poppy-seed rolls, still hot from the neighboring bakery eaten at the round table in the dining room. Above the ? of that polished red mahogany table hung crossed out: one of those ^a green glass shadecrossed out: s casting a which cast its comfortable Victorian light in a wide circle below. I lost track of that milky green lampshade when we moved away from the State Street house and it was not until ^some 20 years later a long time afterwards that I saw