Lewis Seymour and Some Women Author:George Moore Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: found two shillings. She gave them to him, saying: "I suppose you've had nothing to eat?" "I've been at work all day," Lewis answered, "and haven't had time t... more »o feel hungry. We'll go out and have some supper together." "I don't think I should care to go out again." "But, Gwynnie, you haven't had any dinner." "Yes, I have; and if I'm to sit to you to-morrow I'd better go to bed. You say that sitting is tiring. At eight, then. Shall I knock at your door, or will you knock at mine?" When Lewis knocked at her door she answered, "In a minute, Lewis"; and she came across the landing holding a coarse shawl about her shoulders and body. Her legs and feet were bare, and Lewis, dissembling any interest in her appearance, hoped that she would not find the room too cold. "No; the room is quite warm. I'm ready when you are," she answered; and placing her in the centre of the room where the light would fall upon her directly, he stood waiting for her to throw her shawl away. She seemed irresolute, but, as if ashamed of herself, she threw her shawl aside almost disdainfully and waited for him to begin his painting, never suspecting that he would have to place her in the pose, and that to do this he would have to come near and to handle her. It seemed for a long time that she would not beable to take the pose; she was so nervous that she could hardly understand what he said to her. Her nervousness made him nervous, but it was she that compelled him to try again and again till the pose was found. "Now," he said, " if you can stand like that. Do you think you can?" "Yes, I think I can," she answered; but those who are not professional models will stand still for a quarter of an hour or so, and then fall suddenly from their full height without a word of warning, and L...« less