The gentle art of making enemies, as pleasingly exemplified in many instances, wherein the serious ones of this earth, carefully exasperated, have been prettily spurred on to unseemliness and indiscretion, while overcome by an undue sense of right (1909)
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 · London, W. Heinemann · leaf 302
experience with all those, some of whose agree-able literature may be, I suppose, in the 807 cuttingsyou charge me for. Who, in Heavens name, ever dreamed of you as anactual person?—or one whom one would mean toinsult ? My good Sir, no such intention—believe me—didI, in my wildest of moments, ever… … THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES 285 LEnvoi TyHEN the Chairman, in a singularly brilliant andfelicitous speech led up to the toast of the evening,Mr. Whistler rose to his feet. You must feel that, for me, said Mr. Whistler, Report ofa reply to the toast of the it is no easy ta.^k to reply under…
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