as much asthree soldi apiece for wine at times — but that was not often. Ionce asked a boy who had done me a favour, to take a glass ofwine, but he, thanking me, replied that he could not, for winemade his head ache. Think of a boy saying that in my early days! The landlady would reach out, grab a… … MONTE COLOGNIOLA 429 well for ever, as he was passing away as Hotchkiss was — con-sumption; and so those days, never again. And yet I had had,and was to have, many happy days with my friend before thedestroyer of delights and the separator of companions madehis appearance. On reading this over, I…
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Painters
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