Wednesday, 23 June 1880

Monsieur Camille Lefèvre, a second-prize winner of the Prix de Rome and currently competing to win the first, recommended to me by Julian, gave me my first lesson in sculpture.
With Mlle Real del Sarte, our four lessons amounted to nothing; we worked perhaps three hours in all. Madame de Bailleul dined with us, and in the evening Gaillard arrived and brought me the issue of La Farandole in which he speaks of my painting.
I am keeping all the newspapers that speak of Gambetta for you. Interesting things are happening and here I am, stupidly a mere spectator.