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Show SAW THE FEET OF CLAY. Charlotte Bronte Disturbed at Appetite Appe-tite of Her Ideal. As a child Charlotte Dronto adored Thackeray, long beforo the author o) "Vanity Fair" became known to he personally. At last tho two met, and here is Thackeray's version of that memorable first mooting, as related by ono of his blgrapbcrs. "Behold a Hon comoth up out ol the North!" the girl quoted under neath her breath, as Thackeray entered en-tered the drawing-room. Some ono repeated re-peated It to him. "Good gracious!" said Thackeray, "and I am nothing but a poor speeb men of an Englishman, ravenous for my dinner." At dinner Mlts Bronto was placed opposlto Thackeray by her own re quest. "And I had," said ho, "the miserable humiliation of seeing her ideal of me disappearing down my throat, as ev erythlng went Into ray throat and. nothing camo out of it, until at last as I took my fifth potato, she leaned across, with clasped hands and tears in her eyes, and breathed Imploringly: Imploring-ly: "'Oh, Mr Thnckerny. don't!'" |