Sam’s notebook:

Uffizzi Gallery, Sunday (free day,)

What a shamed look people have who go along with a guide—they  nod annoyedly at every statement he makes, & they scarcely look at the  object he points at; often not at all; neither look they to one side or the other, or at anybody; they seem to have but one desire: to get through with  this painful trial & go free again [MTNJ 2: 234].

 Valentine Besarel wrote from his sculptor  studio in Venice to answer Sam’s of Oct. 25. He was sorry but could not make  changes to the table ordered as it was advanced in work. Though unable to do  lions on the table as massive as ordered, he was certain the work would be  satisfactory [MTP].