Dans tes rêves : Maxfield Parrish

Maxfield Parrish - ill. pour The Magic Ring, in Kenneth Grahame, Dream Days, 1898

Oh, to be a splendid fellow like this, self-contained, ready of speech, agile beyond conception, braving the forces of society, his hand against everyone, yet always getting the best of it ! What freshness of humour, what courtesy to dames, what triumphant ability to discomfit rivals, frock-coated and moustached though they might be ! And what a grand, self-confident straddle of the legs ! Who could desire a finer career than to go through life thus gorgeously equipped ! Success was his key-note, adroitness his panoply, and the mellow music of laughter his instant reward.