Two Brief Notes on Sources

 

In this story, I do not wish to unintentionally make any implications about Thomas Eakins’ intimate tastes.  The records show that he was a man who passionately believed in the beauty of the nude form of both genders.  By all accounts, his marriage was a very happy one.  He was also, by historic coincidence, a great friend of Walt Whitman’s.

As to the Shakespeare:

Caius: By gar, I am cozened: I ha’ married un garçon, a boy; un paysan, by gar, a boy…

Merry Wives of Windsor, Act Five, Scene Five

Try reading that one five times fast.

 

Return to The Germination Report