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house and went to stay with Katharine Butler. | house and went to stay with Katharine Butler. | ||
"Let us hope there is no voice in Castine unkind | "Let us hope there is no voice in Castine unkind | ||
enough to | enough to [[crossed out: be raised]] rise in this emergency," someone said. | ||
Soon the walls of the new studio were covered | Soon the walls of the new studio were covered | ||
with canvases showing houses and barns, | with canvases showing houses and barns, | ||
wharves and willows, painted with precision and | wharves and willows, painted with precision and | ||
with a clear, lacquer like finish. Miss | with a clear, lacquer-like finish. Miss Butler's | ||
house came to be regarded as a nucleus of interesting | house came to be regarded as a nucleus of interesting | ||
people. "And then it was Labor Day and | people. "And then it was Labor Day and | ||
the summer people began to leave, and nobody | the summer people began to leave, and nobody | ||
thought much more about the Japanese painter quartered in Katharine | thought much more about the Japanese painter | ||
that unusual couple was intending to | quartered in Katharine Butler's house, or whether | ||
that [[crossed out: curious]] unusual couple was intending to | |||
spend the winter in Castine. | spend the winter in Castine. | ||
Early in the following summer, Katharine | Early in the following summer, Katharine | ||
drove up to our door in a car which had been | drove up to our door in a car which had been | ||
modified so that it could be driven by a very | modified so that it could be driven by a very | ||
small person. I thought she looked tired, even | small person. I thought she looked tired, even | ||
haggard, and she came up the steps very slowly. | haggard, and she came up the steps very slowly. | ||
"I came to ask you a favor. I want to go and | "I came to ask you for a favor. I want to go and | ||
open my house - it's been closed most of the winter | open my house - it's been closed most of the winter | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 17 July 2021
house and went to stay with Katharine Butler. "Let us hope there is no voice in Castine unkind enough to crossed out: be raised rise in this emergency," someone said.
Soon the walls of the new studio were covered
with canvases showing houses and barns, wharves and willows, painted with precision and with a clear, lacquer-like finish. Miss Butler's house came to be regarded as a nucleus of interesting people. "And then it was Labor Day and the summer people began to leave, and nobody thought much more about the Japanese painter quartered in Katharine Butler's house, or whether that crossed out: curious unusual couple was intending to spend the winter in Castine.
Early in the following summer, Katharine
drove up to our door in a car which had been modified so that it could be driven by a very small person. I thought she looked tired, even haggard, and she came up the steps very slowly. "I came to ask you for a favor. I want to go and open my house - it's been closed most of the winter