AN AWKWARD MISTAKE.
1L Grevy, when President of France, on one occasion extricated himself from 3 prcdicateem: with wonderful presence of died. He was bebsg conducted around the Salon by an eaaneai artist, when hs satr a painting -isiaci dkp3eased him. "What a daub!" 5 hs esdaiiEsd j "whose is it*'* "I?i3i pictsrre, 1L le President," said Ms overawe, ~"i£ idv tmen "worki" "Afcr 1 said ths Pi-eja-dea-t, TrittbcEl- any sign, of "eaabajraßKment *.t Ms. asrkwaM mistake, *~~m <our liomrurr, -when we iparticularlr -wish tt<o prutj^Tstse a Using,' ire always begin far aanming ii iSmm;"' acd true to his parr, he jnmikußefi tljie iDSeuding painting ttere aa>3 iihfiiL.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 119, 15 November 1902, Page 2 (Supplement)
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108AN AWKWARD MISTAKE. Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 119, 15 November 1902, Page 2 (Supplement)
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