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E maikes me hill . '' When Thomas had gone I went to the window . The man stood beside the church-railing with both hands on the gate , but I hastily retreated to my easel again , sickened and horrified , for I saw that the middle finger of his right hand was missing . At nine o'clock Tessie appeared and vanished behind the screen with a merry `` Good morning , Mr. Scott . '' When she had reappeared and taken her pose upon the model-stand I started a new canvas , much to her delight . She remained silent as long as I was on the drawing , but as soon as the scrape of the charcoal ceased and I took up my fixative she began to chatter . `` Oh , I had such a lovely time last night .