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Kurt's voice, however, was the loudest and he got the lead in telling about Lippo's obstinacy. "Lippo is right," the uncle decided. "One must finish what one has begun. This is a splendid principle and ought to be followed. Lippo has inherited this from his god-father and so he shall also have his help. Come Lippo, we'll sit down and finish the song to the last word."
Although the color of the picture is rather feeble and washy, as frequently may be observed of Lippo's paintings, the whole expression is bathed in purity and piety. Yet the Fra was such an incorrigible mauvais sujet, that when he was employed to decorate the palazzo of Cosmo Vecchio, the Pater Patriae was obliged to lock up his artist in the chamber which he was painting.
Lippo's hand cannot be discerned in the Annunciation none but Simone himself could have achieved it; but the two saints, who stand one on either side, are his work, as well as the four little figures in the frame. Of the other early Sienese painters, only Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti are represented in the Uffizi.
Lippo's voice sounded dreadfully weak, but he sang every note to the last word, fighting mightily against his growing sleepiness. Now the little company could wander upstairs to their respective rooms without further obstacle. "Oh," Uncle Philip breathed relieved when they had reached the top. "At least we are as far as this.
Between them were many men of almost equal genius, but of more common temper, such as Botticelli, who was Lippo's pupil, or Benozzo Gozzoli, the pupil of Angelico.
Then she began to repeat Lippo's speech, word for word: "I did not bring the letter. Lise from the rectory " "No, no, Mäzli, I do not mean it that way," the mother interrupted her. "I mean that the reports you bring me so often sound quite impossible. I want you to be as careful and exact in them as Lippo." In the meantime the mother had opened the letter and looked suddenly quite frightened.
The little boy had made attempts to reach his mother for several minutes, and he was delighted at his brother's quick departure. "Mr. Rector sends you his regards and he wants to know if you wanted to give him an answer. Here is a letter," said Lippo. "Where did you bring the letter from?" asked the mother. "I didn't bring the letter. Lise from the rectory brought it," was Lippo's information.
When he cried out loudly, "We mustn't do it, we mustn't do it," they ran away again, quite frightened, for his horrified shrieks might have penetrated into the sick-room. Kathy was the only one who appreciated Lippo's worth.
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