It will create a sensation, sir, when it is exhibited.

Your fame is assured.

I must thank you for the honor you have done me in thus immortalizing the beauty and character of Mrs.Taine." And then, to his wife,--"Dearest, I am glad for you, and proud.

It is as worthy of you as paint and canvas could be." He turned to Conrad Lagrange who was an interested observer of the scene--"Am I not right, Lagrange ?" "Quite right, Mr.Taine,--quite right.

As you say, the portrait is most worthy the beauty and character of the charming subject." Another paroxysm of coughing mercifully prevented the poor creature's reply.
With one accord, the little group turned, now, to James Rutlidge--the dreaded authority and arbiter of artistic destinies.