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Undercurrents

           Sohlberg,quaintlyverycaptivatingly,hethought,becauseshewassopretty—"atonetimeIthoughtIwasgoingtobeagreatartist.Isn’tthatfunny!Isentmyfatheroneofmydrawingsinscribed‘towhomIoweitall.’Youwouldhavetoseethedrawingtoseehowfunnythatis."

           Shelaughedsoftly.

           Cowperwoodrespondedwitharefreshedinterestinlife.Herlaughwasasgratefultohimasasummerwind."See,"hesaid,gently,astheyenteredtheroomaglowwiththesoftlightproducedbygutteredjets,"hereisaLuiniboughtlastwinter."Itwas"TheMysticMarriageofSt.Catharine."Hepausedwhileshesurveyedtheraptexpressionoftheattenuatedsaint."Andhere,"hewenton,"ismygreatestfindsofar."TheywerebeforethecraftycountenanceofCaesarBorgiapaintedbyPinturrichio.

           "Whatastrangeface!"commentedMrs.Sohlberg,naively."Ididn’tknowanyonehadeverpaintedhim.Helookssomewhatlikeanartisthimself,doesn’the?"ShehadneverreadtheinvolvedandquiteSatanichistoryofthisman,andonlyknewtherumorofhiscrimesandmachinations.

           "Hewas,inhisway,"smiledCowperwood,whohadhadanoutlineofhislife,andthatofhisfather,PopeAlexanderVI.,furnishedhimatthetimeofthepurchase.OnlysorecentlyhadhisinterestinCaesarBorgiabegun.Mrs.Sohlbergscarcelygatheredtheslyhumorofit.

           "Ohyes,andhereisMrs.Cowperwood,"shecommented,turningtothepaintingbyVanBeers.

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