Seethislargepaper.Youwillpaintonit,inwatercolors,acollectionofalltheflowersofthisregion,ofallthose,atleast,thatyoumayfindinyourwalks.Ifyoudon'tknowtheirnames,Iwillteachthemtoyou,orwewillseekforthemtogether.Providedthatbookstakenopartinit.Wewilldispensewiththemasmuchaspossible.Iwillmusterupallmyknowledgetotellyouthehistoryoftheseprettypaintedflowers;Iwilltellyouoftheirfamilies;Iwillteachyouhowtoclassifythem;inshort,willgiveyoulittlebylittle,allIknowofbotany.Hemadeahundredabsurdobjections,--amongothers,thathefoundinalltheflowersofthefieldsandthewoodsinthiscountryacreepingandservileair;thenthis,andthenthat,expressinghimselfinasharpbutsportivetone.
Ishallteachyoubotany,mywildyoungcolt,Isaidtomyself,andnotletyoubreakloose.Ihavenotbeenable,however,todrawfromhimanypositivepromise.
July14th.
Victory!BypersistenthammeringIhavesucceededinbeatingtheideaofthepaintedherbariumintothisnaughty,unrulyhead.
Buthehasimposedhisconditions.HeconsentstopaintonlytheflowersthatIwillgathermyself,andbringtohim.AftersomediscussionIyieldedthepoint.
Ah!saidI,takecaretogathersomeyourself,forotherwiseIvan...Sunday,July15th.
ThisafternoonItookalongwalkinthewoods.Ihadsucceededingatheringsomelabiates,thedeadnettle,thepyramidalbell-flowerandthewildthyme,wheninthemidstofmyoccupation,Iheardthetrotofahorse.Itwashe,abunchofherbsandflowersinhishand.Ivan,whoaccordingtohiscustom,followedhimatadistanceoftenpaces,regardedmesomewayoffwithanuneasyair;heevidentlyfearedthatIwouldaccostthem;buthavingarrivedwithinafewstepsofme,Stephane,turninghishead,startedhishorseatfullgallop,andIvan,ashepassed,smileduponmewithanexpressionoftriumphantpity.Poor,simpleIvan,didyounothearoursoulsspeaktoeachother?
July16th.
YesterdayIcarriedmylabiatestohim.Aftersomedesultorytalk,IendeavoredtodescribeasbestIcouldthecharactersofthisinterestingfamily.Helistenedtomeoutofcomplaisance.Intime,hewilllistentomeoutofcuriosity,inasmuchas,totellthetruth,Iamnotatiresomemaster;butIdarenotyetinterrogatehiminaSocraticway.TheSHORTLITTLEQUESTIONSwouldmakeourhot-headedyoungmanangry.Thelessonfinished,hewishedtocommencehisherbariumundermyeyes.Thehonorofprecedencehasbeenawardedtothewildthyme;itslittlewhite,finelycutlabiasandthedelicateappearanceofthestempleasedhim,whilsthefoundthedeadnettleandthebellflowerextremelycommon,andpronouncedbyhimthewordextremelyismostexpressive.Whilehemadepencilsketches,Itoldhimthreestories,afairytale,ananecdoteofPlutarchandsomesketchesofthelifeofSt.FrancisofAssisi.Helistenedtothefairytalewithoututteringaword,andwithoutafrown;buttheothertwostoriesmadehimshakehisheadseveraltimes.
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