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Chapter 22

           "Itisbeauty,"heinsistedstubbornly."Shehasherownface.Igrok."

           "Jill,"Annesaidslowly,"Mikeisright."

           "Huh?Anne!Surelyyoudon’tlikethat?"

           "Itfrightensme.ButMikeknowswhatJuballikes.Lookatthebookitself.Itfallsopennaturallytoanyoneofthreeplaces.Nowlookatthepagesthispagehasbeenhandledmorethantheothertwo.MikehaspickedtheBoss’sfavorite.Thisotherone‘TheCaryatidWhohasFallenundertheWeightofHerStone’helikesalmostaswell.ButMike’schoiceisJubal’spet."

           "Ibuyit,"Mikesaiddecisively.

           Butitwasnotforsale.AnnetelephonedtheRodinMuseuminParisonMike’sbehalfandonlyGallicgallantryandherbeautykeptthemfromlaughinginherface.SelloneoftheMaster’sworks?Mydearlady,theyarenotonlynotforsalebuttheymaynotbereproduced.Non,non,non!Quelleidt!

           ButfortheManfromMarssomethingsarepossiblewhicharenotpossibleforothers.AnnecalledBradley;acoupleofdayslaterhecalledherback.AsacomplimentfromtheFrenchgovernmentnofee,butastronglycouchedrequestthatthepresentneverbepubliclyexhibitedMikewouldreceive,nottheoriginal,butafull-size,microscopically-exactreplica,abronzephotopantogramof"SheWhoUsedtoBetheBeautifulHeaulmire."

           JillhelpedMikeselectpresentsforthegirls,heresheknewherground.Butwhenheaskedherwhatheshouldbuyforher;shenotonlydidnothelpbutinsistedthathemustnotbuyheranything.

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