sheep-painter-thomas

Updated: June 19, 2025

The fat man behind the piano astride of a chair, a pipe in his mouth and a black velvet skull-cap on his head, was Tom Waller, the sheep-painter-Thomas Brandon Waller, he signed it known as the Walrus. He, too, was a boarder and a delightful fellow, although an habitual grumbler.

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