Friday, February 25, 2011

The Mabel


When I visited Mabel Watson Payne and her father the other day and took my share in the pea eating excitement, I also took a lot of pictures, as usual. But (as will happen from time to time) they turned out to be almost entirely inadequate for the job of even beginning to convey this child's overwhelming charm and cleverness and beauty. In the end, I did salvage the one you see here. And I will (with joy) keep trying.