Teaching--he, an accepted and competent artist! He didn’t like that. After another long look:
“Do you know the higher mathematics?”
“I? No, sir.”
“You must acquire them.”
“As a proper part of an artist’s training?” This with veiled irony.
“As an essential part of it. Do you know anatomy?”
“No, sir.”
“You must learn how to dissect a body. What are you studying, now--principally?”
“Nothing, I believe.”
“And the time flying, the time flying! Where are your books? What do you read?”