Friday, January 4, 2008

The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
the night watch by rembrandt
the Night Watch
The Nut Gatherers
Really, is bad enough," returned Miss Pross, "but better. Yes, I am very much put out." ¡¡¡¡"May I ask the cause?" ¡¡¡¡"I don't want dozens of people who are not at all worthy of Ladybird, to come here looking after her," said Miss Pross. ¡¡¡¡"Do dozens come for that purpose?" ¡¡¡¡"Hundreds," said Miss Pross. ¡¡¡¡It was characteristic of this lady
oil painting
(as of some other people before her time and since) that whenever her original proposition was questioned, she exaggerated it. ¡¡¡¡"Dear me!" said Mr. Lorry, as the safest remark he could think of. ¡¡¡¡"I have lived with the darling- or the darling has lived with me, and paid me for it; which she certainly should never have done, you may take your affidavit, if I could have afforded to keep either myself or her for nothing- since she was ten years old. And it's really very hard," said Miss Pross

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The Lady of Shalott"