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〃And now what are your plans？〃 asked a young man who
contributed occasional paragraphs to an artistic weekly。
〃I go back to Stolpmunde as soon as the ship sails；〃 said the artist；
〃and I do not return。 Never。〃
〃But your work？ Your career as painter？〃
〃Ah； there is nossing in it。 One starves。 Till to… day I have sold not
one of my sketches。 To…night you have bought a few； because I am
going away from you； but at other times； not one。〃
〃But has not some American … ？〃
〃Ah； the rich American；〃 chuckled the artist。 〃God be thanked。
He dash his car right into our herd of schwines as they were being driven
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BEASTS AND SUPER…BEASTS
out to the fields。 Many of our best schwines he killed； but he paid all
damages。 He paid perhaps more than they were worth； many times
more than they would have fetched in the market after a month of
fattening； but he was in a hurry to get on to Dantzig。
When one is in a hurry one must pay what one is asked。 God be
thanked for rich Americans； who are always in a hurry to get somewhere
else。 My father and mother； they have now so plenty of money； they
send me some to pay my debts and come home。 I start on Monday for
Stolpmunde and I do not come back。 Never。〃
〃But your picture； the hyaenas？〃
〃No good。 It is too big to carry to Stolpmunde。 I burn it。〃
In time he will be forgotten； but at present Knopfschrank is almost as
sore a subject as Sledonti with some of the frequenters of the Nuremberg
Restaurant； Owl Street； Soho。
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