The Draughtsman's Contract Page #3
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- 1982
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...to make for me twelve
drawings of my husband's estate.
My husband is to
go to Southampton...
Will that be enough time for you?
First you make a
demand that suggests...
...we haven't discussed the
proposition this evening.
Second, you increase your
demand by at least 12.
Third, you add to the
proposition a time limit.
And fourth, you expect me
to start at once.
Four factors, you have convinced us...
...are well within your
talents and capabilities.
Your terms are exorbitant...
...so must mine be.
She loves...
... and she confesses to.
There is then at last...
... no more to do.
The conditions of the
agreement are:
...My services as
draughtsman for twelve days...
...for the manufacture
of 12 drawings...
...of the estate and gardens...
...parks and outlying
buildings of Mr. Herbert's Property.
The sites for the twelve drawings
to be chosen at my discretion...
...though advised by Mrs. Herbert.
For which, Thomas, I am willing
to pay eight pounds a drawing...
Mr. Neville and his servant...
...and...
And, Madam?
And to meet Mr. Neville in private...
...and to comply with his requests
concerning his pleasure with me.
Curriculum for the Execution...
... of the Drawings at
Compton Anstey.
From 7 in the morning...
... until 9 in the morning...
... the whole of the
back of the house...
... from the stable
block to the laundry garden...
... will be kept clear.
stable yard gates whatsoever...
... and no person
shall use the back door...
... or interfere with
the windows or furniture...
... of the back part of the house.
'A'is for Apricot.
'M'is for Marilla.
'C'is for Citrona.
Citrona.
'A'is for Ananas.
Ananas.
'P'is for Pineapple.
From 9 o'clock in the
morning until 11 o'clock...
... the lower lawns of the house...
... including the formal
garden will be kept clear.
of the house will be opened...
... closed or otherwise disturbed.
Your Mr. Neville, Sarah...
...has the God-like power
of emptying the landscape.
It is a wonder the birds still sing.
If they stopped...
...I doubt whether Mr. Neville
would appreciate the difference.
His attitude to
nature is strictly material.
Thomas...
...why is Mr. Neville
interested in my sheets?
He is to draw them
wet outside the laundry.
Wet?
Why does he want them wet?
Perhaps he has fond
memories of being a baby.
From 11 o'clock in the
morning until 1 o'clock...
... the back and
north side of the house...
... will be kept clear.
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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