CHAPTER XXIV. THE JOY OF LIFE. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-FOUR 210 _Takes a Studio at No. 13 Tite Street--His "Joyousness"-- Letters to the Press--His "Amazing" Costumes--Portrait of Lady Meux--His Other Sitters--Mrs. Marzetti's Account of the Painting of "The Blue Girl"--Lady Archibald Campbell's Reminiscences of the Sittings for her Portrait--Portrait of M. Duret--"The Paddon Papers"--Second Exhibition of Venice Etchings at the Fine Art Society's--Excitement it created-- The "Carlyle" at Edinburgh--Proposal to buy it for Scottish National Portrait Gallery--Comes to nothing--Whistler involved in a Church Congress_ CHAPTER XXV. AMONG FRIENDS. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-SEVEN 222 _Joseph Pennell meets Whistler--First Impressions--The "Sarasate"--Sir Seymour Haden_ CHAPTER XXVI. AMONG FRIENDS. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-SEVEN CONTINUED 225 _Whistler's Friends in Tite Street--Sir Rennell Rodd's Reminiscences--Oscar Wilde--Reasons for the Friendship and for its short Duration--The Followers--Their Devotion and their Absurdities--Mr. Harper Pennington's Reminiscences of Whistler in London_ CHAPTER XXVII. THE STUDIO IN THE FULHAM ROAD. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-FIVE TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-SEVEN 233 _Whistler moves to the Fulham Road--Description of the new Studio--Pictures in Progress--Mr. William M. Chase, his Portrait and his Reminiscences--Plans to visit America_ CHAPTER XXVIII. THE "TEN O'CLOCK." THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-FOUR TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-EIGHT 239 _Whistler writes the "Ten O'Clock"--Proposes to publish it as Article--Then to deliver it as Lecture in Ireland--Exhibition of his Work in Dublin--Arranges with Mrs. D'Oyly Carte for Lecture in London--The "Ten O'Clock" given at Prince's Hall-- The Audience--The Critics--Analysis of the "Ten O'Clock"--Its Delivery in Other Places--Its Publication--Swinburne's Criticism_ CHAPTER XXIX. THE BRITISH ARTISTS. THE RISE. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-FOUR TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-SIX 250 _Approached by the British Artists--Elected a Member of the Society--His Position as Artist at this Period and the Position of the Society--Reasons for the Invitation and his Acceptance-- His Interest in the Society--His Contributions to its Exhibitions--The Graham Sale--Publication of Twenty-Six Etchings by Dowdeswell's--Exhibition of Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes, at Dowdeswell's--Elected President of the British Artists_ CHAPTER XXX. THE BRITISH ARTISTS. THE FALL. THE YEARS EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-SIX TO EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-EIGHT 262