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le Veillard much auto biographical material. This pastel portrait by Duplessis was made especially for M. NSIEUR LEVILLARD MUCH AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL THIS PASTEL PORTRAIT BY DUPLUSY WAS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR M
m historical study. When two authorities differ it is the duty of The Mentor, as an educational publication, to present the two statements for the reader’s comparison. It is probable that the original evidence on which Mr. Froude and Professor Botsford based their statements was to the effect that Cæsar’s eyes were very dark and piercing in their glance--and that, surely, is near enough for the color of eyes nearly two thousand years ago. * * * * * We are reproducing Duplessis’s pastel portrait of Franklin on this page. This picture has a story. Duplessis made several portraits of Franklin; this seems to be the only one in pastel, the others being oil paintings. When Franklin was in France he lived at Passy, a suburb of Paris. A friend and neighbor was M. le Veillard, who frequently urged Franklin to write his memoirs. Franklin lent a willing ear, and it was his wish that his neighbor should translate the memoirs, when finished, into French. With that end in view, he turned over to M.  AVE INDIVIDUALLY DRAWN FROM HISTORICAL STUDY WHEN TWO AUTHORITIES DIFFER IT IS THE DUTY OF THE MENTOR AS AN EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION TO PRESENT THE TWO STATEMENTS FOR THE READER'S COMPARISON IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE ORIGINAL EVIDENCE ON WHICH MISTER FREUD AND PROFESSOR BOTTSFORD BASED THEIR STATEMENTS WAS TO THE EFFECT THAT CAESAR' EYES WERE VERY DARK AND PIERCING IN THEIR GLANCE AND THAT SURELY IS NEAR ENOUGH FOR THE COLOR OF EYES NEARLY TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO WE ARE REPRODUCING DUPLEXI'S PASTEL PORTRAIT OF FRANKLIN ON THIS PAGE THIS PICTURE HAS A STORY DUPLECY MADE SEVERAL PORTRAITS OF FRANKLIN THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY ONE IN PASTEL THE OTHERS BEING OIL PAINTINGS WHEN FRANKLIN WAS IN FRANCE HE LIVED AT PASILIS A SUBURB OF PARIS A FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR WAS MONSIEUR LE VILLIARD WHO FREQUENTLY URGED FRANKLIN TO WRITE HIS MEMOIRS FRANKLIN LENT A WILLING EAR AND IT WAS HIS WISH THAT HIS NEIGHBOR SHOULD TRANSLATE THE MEMOIRS WHEN FINISHED INTO FRENCH WITH THAT END IN VIEW HE TURNED OVER TO MO
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