'Very badly. Can't you see?'

'No, not so badly. Will you let me sit down? Will you give me your
charcoal?'

'The first thing is to get the heads into their places on the canvas;
don't think of detail; but of two or three points, the crown of the
head, the point of the chin, the placing of the ear. If you get them
exactly right the rest will come easily. You see there was not much to
correct.' He worked on the drawing for some few minutes, and then
getting up he said, 'But you'll want some lunch; it is one o'clock.
There's a refreshment room downstairs. Let me introduce you to Miss
Laurence,' he said. The women bowed. 'You're doing an excellent copy,
Miss Laurence.'

'Praise from you is praise indeed.'

'I would give anything to paint like that,' said Mildred.

'You've only just begun painting,' said Miss Laurence.

'Only a few months,' said Mildred.

'Miss Lawson does some very pretty sketches from nature,' said Mr.
Hoskin; 'this is her first attempt at copying.'

'I shall never get those colours,' said Mildred. 'You must tell me
which you use.'

'Mr. Hoskin can tell you better than I. You can't have a better