The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-24
CHAFlRIII.

A4ACa k--ss lGs-A tN f-S@ @se . day ID uacis,urbed solitude. but ie n'y surpnSe the afternoon brought me A knock Al :he door.
 Ious eies Monsieur !ourckoa sad An unknown ,osee s;efn.y as opened.
 sad was no, Fourchoa.
 Who are you then And where is ne: Ard wha; co these gentlemen mean by making appointments ~h.eh they do uo, keep
 The stranger ~ho had s,a.ked pas; ne mo the room was wrapped entirely IT A .on- aztk cloak He css; s~eepln : s..ac- ei surprise and diSpieas1re aroanc h.al aa4 .heE EeasaFe9 ae s-afat-.at ffera head n font-
 Do yea ~isa ,o speak e he af.is.s .' asked. :; !: is eniy message
 As an ansvts = ;tre~ hs1k Us eaA, si,h stage gesture. ard alsn .sYea ie ay de.zaed gase costume - egEp.e s..A .aeed n gold.
 Te se.s Faast he anaeeE e. slak- .ns ia ,h- reafe>, char.
 lad :argc;ea 'eron.e> proJelted osciG-e. as anQcestlenab.s = lad dan- himself Al;hoaEh ae had employed nali
 
 ard rlobisg colors. and a. ] ternemer.- hereG aes. had even definitely engaged ;he r-odei< Despairing'y asked ny self wha, should do with Faust. To send hlm away would be rlsk for there Sas 10 s.y.n. whether Jerome. wher feeced fh.s las, hundred francs. zsigh' 10; unexpectedly reappeaF n ;he studio , So -ll l could do vas 10 take refuge n esaSlVe excuses ane hay ailesions 70 ,he painters numerous engagements
 My position vas not eHsla5.e, b.; ]; aas ye; to become worse. iaas; had Eot been five fainr:es n the room when an o;ae- knock came. and the Nephis;cqhe ses ~as .H.Fod lCet. looking so lean and hungry tha; Jerome's !dta cf awakening pity for him appeared sery feasible upon neAT slew. Neph.s;ophclcs aas ac cguain:- sIta the studio he had .sa; here as a mode. before. once as An Italian b: : ..r ] |, and onse $ ! Tsfsish pasha sg pc; iaai hls terms were lo~ bai aust. ~ho evidently zorsldered hlu.set as belonging tn 5, -i'e A different silCle rom the g.i5r;- ana:e demon. vas o5V.cusly saor,las attE dlsPleasere. and 3-.s5aaate1 tha; hls ss;- .tns q, al. WAS only by cordescension for ;ae enlogra cement of art.
 W3s saoran; oi whA: eX4c; moment creme fad ;isnaily chosen for his illus traiicn of the poem. and therefore dli not know hos~ many characters nigh, vel be expected bl; was prepared for es- eEy;hlng peasants. solaiers. burgesses students. ard spr.;s either heavenly or lnierEa,-et ever for d whole mob or. posed of all the earthly portions of these Nr.~ t. sa, devou,ly praying for ,he reappeArAnce c! 4; lees; one Of my masters. The mod els were hard io entertain they would TO; talk 10 each other: falsi looked haughuly 2, Mephis,opheles. and Me phIs:opheieS locked depFc@a,iasly s. Faust. believe the wretch sas as near starvation as |; $ possible D q man who yet keeps on his legs: more than on1e ! ca-gh, his eye fsec hc1sr1ly on the sale oEe.1crgmbs wlth ahiCh ! Has cle4zinE ny paper.
 My f-Ars with regard to ,he mob were groGr dless. The res, half-hoaf bfoagh, only Martha. la her siken sklr. and vel set bodice Thls com Pa' 4i.se}, yos.hfa, female, beng stout, WIS severely b4oXn sy the s.s.rca se, and took sosre t-ie be- fore she recovered breath enough to abuse Ire @np-Getaaii;y ard what she called t" le man ne -e tzct. oi oA4aieFs. She vas also -a@eA eFeSed T n-r aaln [ q 70 the fate Of her ,wo ierGer iuf4r's. sho, as f-' as eoald Ra,aer she had .e:; locked up n an eF2p.y lzrteF 4, home
 by deg-ees, and as the aheruooa wore or, even NePhis,oPheles patience began Q give way. The three iE.f1ra:et node.s sa, n 3 half circle round me ard launched lnvec;Ives A, my nnocer; head
 have sa. Q .he grea,es, painters of Par;s. sad Faust. sullerly, bu: such Ie4irnen: as ;h.s is rev 70 re Ny .ime presses. a, nye l have an appointraen, ~iih Monsieur !'As;elio: have promised hi.n my hand for his picture of Charles l.. and Faust looked down ,endcr.y a, hls carei1liy-,ended white hand
 And have you promised your ht:le ;oe. or the lobe of your lovely ear. 10 any one else inquired Martha, sn4pplshiy 1. glad, apparently, 70 yent her ill-hamor e.ez c- fcl.ow-vic:ira.
 ta-s, merely gave her a ~1ther.ng gar
 Cr la1rse ~e eaarge 1s; ,Ae sane 2s fer s.t;.rg, he rem askef.
 Ct cc-sse ec13ed aePl s'a paeles less hoPef-Ly h~ ~4s ' assrg prosah., q past exper.ences w.,h reezE1 .9 ne P1nc'uA.i;y of he zfas,s pAssa-n.s
 As for me, saic Martha sins . vicious .ug A; he lace on her oocs-e i e.,hef q the Pausres chcrss has brosen .ts acc k meanwhile shAM
 Prosecute FourchoI T suggez.e1 Faust
 Cl1ge double. hnisheE Martha.
 Ny efforts A: pzcsaczt.oa were .n van. ny apologies 10: believed in, my ca hor-a.o-s to pzue1ce TO. listened ,s. 4; Inc end of za hour aus, goi up fun lag, and, drap.ng himself savage.y sa h.s long c7oak. declared ,hz. sa conscience -a>rudld ne; GePr.se Norxier- Pxs..-Io any longer of the hand which wzs 10 grace Charles l. Martha seemed inciined .o foilox suit- -Thanks for an agreeable entertain uen.. Monsieur lartis.e, sAe s.crte6 -1,rrTrr- her rs@-tfrrxs.< z- r~e uro zk-er