Thursday, 18 October 1877

My life drawing pleased Julian — and not Jullien — so greatly that he said it was quite astonishing, extraordinary, and prodigious for a beginner.
— But just look whether it is not astonishing — there are planes, the torso is not bad, and it is well proportioned — truly, for a beginner...
All the students rose and came to look at my drawing while I blushed.
God! how happy I am.
The evening life drawing was so poor that Monsieur Julian advised me to do it over.
Wanting to do it too well, I spoilt it this evening — the day before yesterday it was not bad.
Breslau, Schaeppi's friend, has something of Alexandre about her — I know not quite what — which surprises me greatly from a Swiss woman.