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the　dirt　floor　of　the　Hippodrome　differently　in　each　scene。　Rose　pink；　Indian

green；　saffron　yellow　or　the　color　of　goose　shit。　Whosoever　beholds　the　picture

will realize in the first rendering this is a dirt square and should be earth…

colored；　but　in　the　second　and　third　pictures；　he’ll　want　other　colors　to　keep

himself　amused。　Embellishing　ought　to　bring　merriment　to　the　page。”

I　noticed　some　pictures　on　a　sheet　of　paper　that　an　assistant　left　in　a　corner。

He　was　working　on　a　single…leaf　picture　for　a　Book　of　Victories；　the　depiction　of

a　naval　fleet　heading　off　to　battle；　but　it　was　obvious　that　the　screams　of　his

friends　whose　soles　were　being　severely　beaten；　provoked　the　illustrator　to　run

off　and　watch。　The　fleet　he　made　by　repeatedly　tracing　identical　ships　with　a

block　pattern　didn’t　even　seem　to　float　in　the　sea；　yet；　this　artificiality；　the　lack

of wind in the sails； had less to do with the block pattern than the young

painter’s lack of skill。 I saw with sorrow that the pattern had been cut

violently　out　of　an　old　book　which　I　couldn’t　identify；　perhaps　a　colla