Oh, yes, they are not gentlemen. They all stared at me and talked about me.“
There was an indignant murmur of denials from the students. Mr. Lawton put his head over the screen and I saw him wink to the students. Then he turned to me and said in a coaxing voice:
"Now, now, be a good girl. We want you to finish the pose. If anybody dares to be rude to you, you just tell me about it, and I’ll put him out.
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Excerpted from Marion: The Story of an Artist’s Model by Winnifred Eaton. Click for an excerpt from the introduction to the new edition.