"I hoped you would say so," he remarked.

And swiftly he passed on to Segantini, then to J.W.Morrice, and then to Bonnard, demanding the _maitre's_ views.

In a few moments they were really discussing pictures.

And it was years since Priam had listened to the voice of informed common sense on the subject of painting.

It was years since he had heard anything but exceeding puerility concerning pictures.