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Chapter 15

           HereonPhraxos.""Whynot?""Thieves?""Ifyouhavemanyvaluablepaintings,asIhaveIwillshowyoutwomoreupstairslateryoumakeadecision.Youtreatthemaswhattheyaresquaresofpaintedcanvas.Oryoutreatthemasyouwouldtreatgoldingots.Youputbarsonyourwindows,youlieawakeatnightworrying.There."Heindicatedthebronzes."Ifyouwant,stealthem.Ishalltellthepolice,butyoumaygetawaywiththem.Theonlythingyouwillnotdoismakemeworry.""They’resafefromme.""AndonGreekislands,nothieves.ButIdonotlikeeveryonetoknowtheyarehere.""Ofcourse.""Thispictureisinteresting.ItwasomittedfromtheonlycatalogueraisonnéofhisworkIhaveseen.Youseealsoitisnotsigned.Howeveritwouldnotbedifficulttoauthenticate.Iwillshowyou.Takethecorner."HemovedtheRodintoonesideandweliftedtheframedown.Hetilteditformetosee.Onthebackwerethefirstfewlinesofasketchforanotherpainting,thenscrawledacrossthelowerhalfoftheuntreatedcanvasweresomeillegiblewordswithnumbersbesidethem,addedupatthebottom,bythestretcher."Debts.Thatonethere."Toto."TotowastheAlgerianheboughthishashishfrom."Hepointed:Zbo."Zborowski."Istareddownatthosecareless,drunkenscrawls;felttheimmediacyoftheman,andtheterriblebutnecessaryalienationofgeniusfromordinariness.Amanwhowouldtouchyoufortenfrancs;andgohomeandpaintwhatwouldonedaybeworthtenmillion.Conchiswatchedme."Thisisthesidethemuseumsnevershow.

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