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I
’
ve
been
as
saving
as
an
exceptionally
neurotic
magpie
all
my
life
,
and
I
still
have
the
next
-
to
-
the
-
last
draft
of
the
letter
I
wrote
to
Sister
Irma
that
June
night
in
1939
.
I
could
reproduce
all
of
it
here
verbatim
,
but
it
isn
’
t
necessary
.
I
used
the
bulk
of
the
letter
,
and
I
mean
bulk
,
to
suggest
where
and
how
,
in
her
major
picture
,
she
’
d
run
into
a
little
trouble
,
especially
with
her
colors
.
I
listed
a
few
artist
’
s
supplies
that
I
thought
she
couldn
’
t
do
without
,
and
included
approximate
costs
.
I
asked
her
who
Douglas
Bunting
was
.
I
asked
where
I
could
see
some
of
his
work
.
I
asked
her
(
and
I
knew
what
a
long
shot
it
was
)
if
she
had
ever
seen
any
reproductions
of
paintings
by
Antonello
da
Messina
.
I
asked
her
to
please
tell
me
how
old
she
was
,
and
assured
her
,
at
great
length
,
that
the
information
,
if
given
,
wouldn
’
t
go
beyond
myself
.
I
said
the
only
reason
that
I
was
asking
was
that
the
information
would
help
me
to
instruct
her
more
efficiently
.
Virtually
in
the
same
breath
,
I
asked
if
she
were
allowed
to
have
visitors
at
her
convent
.
The
last
few
lines
(
or
cubic
feet
)
of
my
letter
should
,
I
think
,
be
reproduced
here
—
syntax
,
punctuation
,
and
all
.
.
.
.
Incidentally
,
if
you
have
a
command
of
the
French
language
,
I
hope
you
will
let
me
know
as
I
am
able
to
express
myself
very
precisely
in
that
language
,
having
spent
the
greater
part
of
my
youth
chiefly
in
Paris
,
France
.
Since
you
are
quite
obviously
concerned
about
drawing
running
figures
,
in
order
to
convey
the
technique
to
your
pupils
at
the
Convent
,
I
am
enclosing
a
few
sketches
I
have
drawn
myself
that
may
be
of
use
.
You
will
see
that
I
have
drawn
them
rather
rapidly
and
they
are
by
no
means
perfect
or
even
quite
commendable
,
but
I
believe
they
will
show
you
the
rudiments
about
which
you
have
expressed
interest
.
Unfortunately
the
director
of
the
school
does
not
have
any
system
in
the
method
of
teaching
here
,
I
am
very
much
afraid
.
I
am
delighted
that
you
are
already
so
well
advanced
,
but
I
have
no
idea
what
he
expects
me
to
do
with
my
other
students
who
are
very
retarded
and
chiefly
stupid
,
in
my
opinion
.
Unfortunately
,
I
am
an
agnostic
;
however
,
I
am
quite
an
admirer
of
St
.
Francis
of
Assisi
from
a
distance
,
it
goes
without
saying
.
I
wonder
if
perhaps
you
are
thoroughly
acquainted
with
what
he
(
St
.
Francis
of
Assisi
)
said
when
they
were
about
to
cauterise
one
of
his
eyeballs
with
a
red
-
hot
,
burning
iron
?
He
said
as
follows
:
"
Brother
Fire
,
God
made
you
beautiful
and
strong
and
useful
;
I
pray
you
be
courteous
to
me
.
"
You
paint
slightly
the
way
he
spoke
,
in
many
pleasant
ways
,
in
my
opinion
.
Incidentally
,
may
I
ask
if
the
young
lady
in
the
foreground
in
the
blue
outfit
is
Mary
Magdalene
?
I
mean
in
the
picture
we
have
been
discussing
,
of
course
.
If
she
is
not
,
I
have
been
sadly
deluding
myself
.
However
,
this
is
no
novelty
.
I
hope
you
will
consider
me
entirely
at
your
disposal
as
long
as
you
are
a
student
at
Les
Amis
Des
Vieux
Maitres
.
Frankly
,
I
think
you
are
greatly
talented
and
would
not
even
be
slightly
startled
if
you
developed
into
a
genius
before
many
years
have
gone
by
.
I
would
not
falsely
encourage
you
in
this
matter
.
That
is
one
reason
why
I
asked
you
if
the
young
lady
in
the
foreground
in
the
blue
outfit
was
Mary
Magdalene
,
because
if
it
was
,
you
were
using
your
incipient
genius
somewhat
more
than
your
religious
inclinations
,
I
am
afraid
.
However
,
this
is
nothing
to
fear
,
in
my
opinion
.
With
sincere
hope
that
you
are
enjoying
completely
perfect
health
,
I
am
,
Very
respectfully
yours
,
(
signed
)
