Thursday, 18 March 1880

Here is a letter from L. Enault of the Moniteur des Arts. No doubt Mme de Mouzay spoke to him about me. And the painting that is not coming along. What is maddening is that the arrangement is very pretty and I feel and know I could do better. What I do in studies is better. What I have done here is shriveled work; it is mangy painting! Oh dear!