ted effectively in inverted commas." I used inverted
commas because it is the custom to do so when making a quotation. I
quoted Mr. Haden's own words from one of his lectures on etching, and
they will be found printed, as I quoted them, in Cassell's _Magazine
of Art_. I beg to be permitted to observe that a writer who quotes a
passage, as I did, in perfect good faith, ought not to be accused of
offering matter in disguise. There was no disguise about it. Mr.
Haden's words may be compared with my quotation. Again, to prevent any
possible inaccuracy, a proof of the article in _Scribner_ was sent to
Mr. Haden before it was published.[22] It is scarcely necessary that I
should allude to Mr. Whistler's studied discourtesy in calling me "a
Mr. Hamerton." It does me no harm, but it is a breach of ordinary good
manners in speaking of a well-known writer!

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Queen's evidence.]

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Q. E. D.

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Yours obediently,
P. G. HAMERTON.
AUTUN, Sept. 29, 1880.

_MR. WHISTLER
AND
HIS CRITICS_

_A CATALOGUE_

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"Out of their own mouths shall ye judge them."

"Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?"

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_Etchings and Dry-points_

"His pictures form a dangerous precedent."

* * * * *

VENICE.

"Another crop of Mr. Whistler's little jokes."

_Truth._

1.--MURANO--GLASS FURNACE.

"Criticism is powerless here."--_Knowledge._

2.--DOORWAY AND VINE.

"He must not attempt to palm off his deficiencies upon us as
manifestations of power."

_Daily Telegraph._

3.--WHEELWRIGHT.

"Their charm depends not at all upon the technical qualities so
striking in his earlier work."

_St. James's Gazette._

4.--SAN BIAGIO.

"So far removed from any accepted canons of art as to be beyond the
understanding of an ordinary mortal."--_Observer._

5.--BEAD STRINGERS.

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"Et voila comme on ecrit l'histoire."

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"'Impressionistes,' _and of these the various schools are represented
by_ Mr. Whistler, Mr. Spencer Stanhope, Mr.