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Show SAW THE FEET OF CLAY. Charlotte Bronte Disturbed at Appetite Appe-tite of Her Ideal. As a child Charlotte Bronte adored Thackeray, long beforo the author o "Vanity Fair" became known to hcj personally. At last the two met, and here Is Thackeray's version of that memorable first meeting, as related by ono of bis blgraphers. "Behold a Hon comcth up out ol tho North!" the girl quoted undep neath her breath, ns Thackeray entered en-tered the drawing-room. Some one re peatcd It to htm. "Good gracious!" said Thackcrayi "and I am nothing but a poor specb man of an Englishman, ravenous for my dinner." At dinner Miss Bronte was placed opposite Thackeray by her own re quest. "And I had," said he, "the mlserabls humiliation of seeing her Ideal of me. disappearing down my throat, as ev erythlng went Into my 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 Thackeray, don't!'" |