"My friends have given me all sort of compliments on my painting Nevertheless it would not be surprising if it were rejected or at least badly placed . I started another which I think will be accepted; it is however very difficult to do. There are three women, one of whom is entirely nude, another nearly so. I have found a ravishing model who is going to cost me an arm and a leg: 10 francs a day plus bus fare for her and for her mother who accompanies her."
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