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Chapter XXII

           Ifyoueverwentintothat,itwouldbeadistinguishedthingtogetacompleteImeanarepresentativecollectionofsomeoneperiod,orofalltheseperiods.Theyarebeautiful.Ihaveseensomeofthem,othersI’vereadabout."

           "You’llmakeaconvertofmeyet,Fletcher,"repliedCowperwood."Youorartwillbetheruinofme.I’minclinedthatwaytemperamentallyasitis,Ithink,andbetweenyouandEllsworthandGordonStrake"—anotheryoungmanintenselyinterestedinpainting—"you’llcompletemydownfall.Strakehasasplendididea.HewantsmetobeginrightnowI’musingthatword‘right’inthesenseof‘properly,’"hecommented—"andgetwhatexamplesIcanofjustthefewrarethingsineachschoolorperiodofartwhichwouldproperlyillustrateeach.Hetellsmethegreatpicturesaregoingtoincreaseinvalue,andwhatIcouldgetforafewhundredthousandnowwillbeworthmillionslater.Hedoesn’twantmetobotherwithAmericanart."

           "He’sright,"exclaimedGray,"althoughitisn’tgoodbusinessformetopraiseanotherartman.Itwouldtakeagreatdealofmoney,though."

           "Notsoverymuch.Atleast,notallatonce.Itwouldbeamatterofyears,ofcourse.Strakethinksthatsomeexcellentexamplesofdifferentperiodscouldbepickedupnowandlaterreplacedifanythingbetterinthesameheldshowedup."

           Hismind,inspiteofhisoutwardplacidity,wastingedwithagreatseeking.

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