My Sweet Rose painting
Nighthawks Hopper
Nude on the Beach
One Moment in Time
'How long,' I asked, 'has this lasted?' ¡¡¡¡"To distinguish the brothers, I will call them the elder and the younger; by the elder, I mean him who exercised the most authority. It was the elder who replied, 'Since about this hour last night.' ¡¡¡¡"'She has a husband, a father, and a brother?' ¡¡¡¡"'A brother.' ¡¡¡¡"'I do not address her brother?' ¡¡¡¡"He answered with great contempt, 'No.' ¡¡¡¡"'She has some recent association with the number twelve?' ¡¡¡¡"The younger brother impatiently rejoined, 'With twelve o'clock?' ¡¡¡¡"'See, gentlemen,' said I, still keeping my hands upon her breast, 'how useless I am, as you have brought me! If I had known what I was coming to see, I could have come provided. As it is, time must be lost. There are no medicines to be obtained in this lonely place.' ¡¡¡¡"The elder brother looked to the younger, who said haughtily, 'There is a case of medicines here;' and brought it from a closet, and put it on the table. * * * * ¡¡¡¡"I opened some of the bottles, smelt them, and put the stoppers to my lips. If I had wanted to use anything save narcotic medicines that were poisons in themselves, I would not have administered any of those. ¡¡¡¡"'Do you doubt them?' asked the younger brother. ¡¡¡¡"'You see, monsieur, I am going to use them,' I replied, and said no more. ¡¡¡¡"I made the patient swallow, with great difficulty, and after many efforts, the dose that I desired to give. As I intended to repeat it after a while, and as it was necessary to watch its influence, I then sat
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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"My Sweet Rose painting
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