← One of these rovers interested me because I was sure he wanted to catch Rothenstein's eye. 🔊
← how would they know what I wanted?" 🔊
← "And I rather want," he added, looking hard at Rothenstein, "to have a drawing of myself as frontispiece." 🔊
← But I did, at the time of its publication, say to Rothenstein that I thought poor old Soames was really a rather tragic figure, and that I believed he would literally die for want of recognition. 🔊
← I was sure Soames didn't want my company; but I asked, as it would have seemed brutal not to, whether I might join him, and took the chair opposite to his. 🔊
← What I wanted to say was, "Any artist who gives truly new and great things to the world has always to wait long for recognition"; but the flattery would not out: 🔊
← Berthe had appeared at the kitchen door, thinking the stranger wanted his bill. 🔊
← "Then I don't want to hear any more, Soames, please." 🔊