’Andyou’vebeenpaidforwhatyou’vedone。Come，Mussy，you’dbetternotturnagainstme。You’llnevergetyourchangeoutofthat。Evenifyoumarrythedaughter，thatwon’tgiveyouthemother’smoney。She’llsticktoeveryshillingofittillshedies；andshe’dtakeitwithherthen，ifsheknewhow。’Havingsaidthis，hegotupfromhischair，puthislittlebookintohispocket，andwalkedoutoftheoffice。Hepushedhiswayacrossthecourt，whichwasmorethanordinarilycrowdedwiththeimplementsofBurtonandBangles’trade，andashepassedunderthecoveredwayheencounteredattheentranceanoldwomangettingoutofacab。Theoldwomanwas，ofcourse，MotherVan，asherpartner，MrDobbsBroughtonirreverentlycalledher。’MrsVanSiever，howd’yedo？Letmegiveyouahand。FarefromSouthKensington？Ialwaysgivethefellowthreeshillings。’
　　’Youdon’tmeantotellmeit’ssixmiles！’Andshetenderedaflorintotheman。
　　’Can’ttakethat，ma’am，’saidthecabman。
　　’Can’ttakeit！Butyoumusttakeit。Broughton，justgetapoliceman，willyou？’DobbsBroughtonsatisfiedthedriveroutofhisownpocket，andthecabwasdrivenaway。’Whatdidyougivehim？’saidMrsVanSiever。
　　’Justanothersixpence。Thereneverisapolicemananywhereabouthere。’
　　’It’llbeoutofyourownpocket，then，’saidMrsVan。’Butyou’renotgoingaway？’
　　’ImustbeatCapelCourtbyhalf—pasttwelve；——Imust，indeed。Ifitwasn’trealbusiness，I’dstay。’
　　’ItoldMusselboro，Ishouldbehere。’
　　’He’supthere，andheknowsallaboutthebusinessjustaswellasI
　　do。WhenIfoundthatIcouldn’tstayforyou，Iwentthroughtheaccountwithhim，andit’sallsettled。Goodmorning。I’llseeyouattheWestEndinadayortwo。’ThenhemadehiswayoutintoLombardStreet，andMrsVanSieverpickedherstepsacrosstheyard，andmountedthestairs，andmadeherwayintotheroominwhichMrMusselborowassitting。
　　’Somebody’sbeensmoking，Gus，’shesaid，almostassoonasshehadenteredtheroom。
　　’That’snothingnewhere，’hereplied，ashegotupfromhischair。
　　’There’snogoodbeingdonewhenmensitandsmokeovertheirwork。Isityou，orhe，orbothofyou？’
　　’Well——itwasBroughtonwassmokingjustnow。Idon’tsmokeofamorningmyself。’
　　’WhatmadehimgetupandrunawaywhenIcame？’
　　’HowcanItell，MrsVanSiever，’saidMusselboro，laughing。’Ifhedidrunawaywhenyoucame，Isupposeitwasbecausehedidn’twanttoseeyou。’
　　’Andwhyshouldn’thewanttoseeme？Gus，Iexpectthetruthfromyou。
　　Howarethingsgoingonhere？’TothisquestionMrMusselboromadenoimmediateanswer；buttiltedhimselfbackinhischairandtookhishatoff，andputhisthumbsintothearm—holesofhiswaistcoat，andlookedhispatronessfullintheface。’Gus，’shesaidagain，’Idoexpectthetruthfromyou。Howarethingsgoingonhere？’
　　’There’dbeagoodbusiness——ifhe’donlykeepthingstogether。’
　　’Buthe’sidle。Isn’theidle？’
　　’Confoundedlyidle，’saidMusselboro。
　　’Andhedrinks；——don’thedrinkintheday？’
　　’Likethemischief——somedays。Butthatisn’ttheworstofit。’
　　’Andwhatistheworstofit？’
　　’Newmarket；——that’stherockhe’sgoingtopieceson。’
　　’Youdon’tmeantosayhetakesthemoneyoutofthebusinessforthat？’
　　AndMrsVanSiever’sface，assheaskedthequestion，expressedalmostatragichorror。’IfIthoughtthatIwouldn’tgivehimanhour’smercy。’
　　’Whenamanbetshedoesn’twellknowwhatmoneyheuses。Ican’tsaythathetakesmoneythatisnothisown。SituatedasIam，Idon’tknowwhatishisownandwhatisn’t。IfyourmoneywasinmynameIcouldkeepahandonit；——butasitisnotIcandonothing。Icanseethatwhatisputoutisputoutfairlywell；andwhenIthinkofit，MrsVanSiever，itisquitewonderfulthatwe’velostsolittle。Ithasbeennexttonothing。Thathasbeenmydoing——andthat’saboutallIcando。’
　　’Youmustknowwhetherhehasusedmymoneyforhisownpurposesornot。’
　　’Ifyouaskme，Ithinkhehas，’saidMrMusselboro。
　　’ThenI’llgointoit，andI’llfinditout，andifitisso，assureasmyname’sVanSiever，I’llsewhimup。’Havingutteredwhichterriblethreat，theoldwomandrewachairtothetableandseatedherselffairlydown，asthoughsheweredeterminedtogothroughallthebooksoftheofficebeforeshequittedthatroom。MrsVanSieverinherpresenthabilimentswasnotathingsoterribletolookatasshehadbeeninherwiggeriesatMrsDobbsBroughton’sdinner—table。Hercurlswerelaidasidealtogether，andsheworesimplyafrontbeneathherclosebonnet——andaveryoldfront，too，whichwasnotloudlyoffensivebecauseittoldnolies。Hereyeswereasbright，andherlittlewizenfacewasassharpasever；butthewizenfaceandthebrighteyeswerenotsomuchamissasseentogetherwiththeolddarkbrownsilkdresswhichshenowwore，astheyhadbeenwiththewiggeriesandtheeveningfinery。Evennow，inhermorningcostume，inherwork—a—daybusinessdress，aswemaycallit，shelookedtobeveryold——sooldthatnobodycouldguessherage。Peopleattemptingtoguesswouldsaythatshemustbeatleastovereighty。Andyetshewaswiry，andstrong，andnimble。
　　Itwasnotbecauseshewasfeeblethatshewasthoughttobeold。Theywhosojudgedofherwereledtotheiropinionbytheextremethinnessofherface，andbythebrightnessofhereyes，joinedtothedepthofthehollowsinwhichtheylay，andtheredmarginbywhichtheyweresurrounded。ItwasnotreallythefactthatMrsVanSieverwassoveryaged，forshehadstillsomeyearstolivebeforeshewouldreacheighty，butthatshewassuchaweirdoldwoman，sosmall，soghastly，andsougly！’I’llsewhimup，ifhe’srobbingme，’shesaid。’Iwillindeed！’AndshestretchedoutherhandtograbattheledgerwhichMusselborohadbeenusing。
　　’Youwon’tunderstandanythingfromthat，’saidhe，pushingthebookovertoher。
　　’Youcanexplainittome。’
　　’That’sallstraightsailing，thatis。’
　　’Andwheredoeshekeepthefiguresthataren’tstraightsailing？That’sthebookIwanttosee。’
　　’Thereisnosuchbook。’
　　’Lookhere，Gus——ifIfindyoudeceivingmeI’llthrowyouoverboardassureasI’malivingwoman。Iwillindeed。I’llhavenomercy。I’vestucktoyou，andmadeamanofyou，andIexpectyoutosticktome。’
　　’Notmuchofaman，’saidMusselboro，withatouchofscorninhisvoice。
　　’You’veneverhadashillingyetbutwhatIgaveyou。’
　　’Yes；Ihave。I’vehadwhatI’veworkedfor——andworkedconfoundedhardtoo。’
　　’Lookhere，Musselboro；ifyou’regoingtothrowmeover，justtellmeso，andletusbeginfair。’
　　’I’mnotgoingtothrowyouover。I’vealwaysbeenonthesquarewithyou。Whydon’tyoutrustmeoutandout，andthenIcoulddoadealbetterforyou。Youaskmenowaboutyourmoney。Idon’tknowaboutyourmoney，MrsVanSiever。HowamItoknowanythingaboutyourmoney，MrsVanSeiver？Youdon’tgivemeanypowerofkeepingahanduponDobbsBroughton。IsupposeyouhavesecurityfromDobbsBroughton，butIdon’tknowwhatsecurityyouhave，MrsVanSiever。Heowesyounow915pounds16s2donlastyear’saccount！’
　　’Whydoesn’thegivemeachequeforthemoney？’
　　’Hesayshecan’tspareit。Youmayhave500pounds，andtherestwhenhecangiveittoyou。Orhe’llgiveyouhisnote—of—handatfourteendaysonthewhole。’
　　’Botherthenote—of—hand。WhyshouldItakehisnote—of—hand？’
　　’Doasyoulike，MrsVanSiever。’
　　’It’stheinterestonmyownmoney。Whydon’thegiveitme？Isupposehehashadit。’
　　’Youmustaskhimthat，MrsVanSiever。You’reinpartnershipwithhim，andhecantellyou。Nobodyknowsanythingaboutit。Ifyouwereinpartnershipwithme，thenofcourseIcouldtellyou。Butyou’renot。
　　You’venevertrustedme，MrsVanSiever。’
　　TheladyremainedthereclosetedwithMrMusselboroforanhourafterthat，anddid，Ithink，atlengthlearnsomethingmoreastothedetailsofherpartner’sbusinessthanherfaithfulservantMrMusselborohadatfirstfoundhimselfabletogivetoher。Andatlasttheycametofriendlyandconfidentialterms，inthemidstofwhichthepersonalwelfareofMrDobbsBroughtonwas，Ifear，somewhatforgotten。NotthatMrMusselboropalpablyandplainlythrewhisfriendoverboard。Hetookhisfriend’spart——allegingexcusesforhim，andpleadingsomefacts。
　　’Ofcourse，youknow，amanlikethatisfondofpleasure，MrsVanSiever。He’sbeenatitmoreorlessallhislife。Idon’tsupposeheevermissedaDerbyoranOaks，orthecupatAscot，ortheGoodwoodinhislife。’’He’llhavetomissthembeforelong，I’mthinking，’saidMrsVanSiever。’Andastonotcashingup，youmustremember，MrsVanSiever，thattenpercentwon’tcomeinquiteasregularlyasfourorfive。Whenyougoforhighinterest，theremustbehitcheshereandthere。Theremust，indeed，MrsVanSiever。’’Iknowallaboutit，’saidMrsVanSiever。’Ifhegaveittomeassoonashegotithimself，I
　　shouldn’tcomplain。Nevermind。He’sonlygottogivememylittlebitofmoneyoutofthebusiness，andthenheandIwillbeallsquare。YoucomeandseeClarathisevening，Gus。’
　　ThenMrMusselboroputMrsVanSieverintoanothercab，andwentoutuponthe’Change——hangingabouttheBank，andstandinginThreadneedleStreet，talkingtoothermenjustlikehimself。WhenhesawDobbsBroughtonhetoldthatgentlemanthatMrsVanSieverhadbeeninhertantrums，butthathehadmanagedtopacifyherbeforesheleftHookCourt。’I’mtotakethechequeforthefivehundredtonight，’hesaid。
　　CHAPTERXXXVIII
　　JAEL
　　OnthefirstofMarch，ConwayDalrymple’seaselwasputupinMrsDobbsBroughton’sboudoirupstairs，thecanvaswasplaceduponitonwhichtheoutlinesofJaelandSiserahadbeenalreadydrawn，andMrsBroughtonandClaraVanSieverandConwayDalrymplewereassembledwiththeviewofsteadyart—work。Butbeforeweseehowtheybegantheirworktogether，wewillgobackforamomenttoJohnEamesonhisreturntohisLondonlodgings。Thefirstthingeverymandoeswhenhereturnshomeafteranabsence，istolookforhisletters，andJohnEameslookedathis。Therewerenotverymany。TherewasanotemarkedimmediatefromSirRaffleBuffle，inwhichSirRhadscrawledinfourlinesanotificationthatheshouldbedriventoanextremityofinconvenienceifEameswerenotathispostathalf—pastnineonthefollowingmorning。’IthinkIseemyselfthereatthathour，’saidJohn。Therewasanotificationofahousedinner，whichhewasaskedtojoin，athisclub，andacardforaneveninggatheringatLadyGlencoraPalliser’s——procuredforhimbyhisfriendConway——andaninvitationfordinneratthehouseofhisuncleMrToogood；andtherewasascentednotedinthehandwritingofalady，whichhedidnotrecognise。’Mydearest，dearestfriend，MDM，’hesaid，asheopenedthenoteandlookedatthesignature。ThenhereadtheletterfromMissDemolines。
　　’MYDEARMREAMES，’Praycometomeatonce。Iknowthatyouaretobebacktomorrow。Donotloseanhourifyoucanhelpit。Ishallbeathomeathalf—pastfive。Ifearwhatyouknowofhasbegun。
　　Butitcertainlyshallnotgoon。Inonewayoranotheritmustbeprevented。Iwon’tsayanotherwordtillIseeyou，butpraycomeatonce——Yoursalways，’Thursday。’
　　MDM’
　　’Poormotherisn’tverywell，soyouhadbetteraskforme。’
　　’Beautiful！’saidJohnny，ashereadthenote。’There’snothingIlikesomuchasamystery——especiallyifit’saboutnothing。Iwonderwhysheissodesperatelyanxiousthatthepictureshouldnotbepainted。I’daskDalrymple，onlyIshouldspoilthemystery。’Thenhesathimselfdown，andbegantothinkofLily。TherecouldbenotreasontoLilyinhisamusinghimselfwiththefreaksofsuchawomanasMissDemolines。
　　Ateleveno’clockonthemorningofthefirstofMarch——thedayfollowingthatonwhichMissDemolineshadwrittenhernote——theeaselwasputupandthecanvaswasplacedonitinMrsBroughton’sroom。MrsBroughtonandClarawereboththere，andwhentheyhadseentheoutlinesasfarasithadbeendrawn，theyproceededtomakearrangementsfortheirfutureoperations。Theperiodofworkwastobeginalwaysateleven，andwastobecontinuedforanhourandahalforfortwohoursonthedaysonwhichtheymet。Ifearthattherewasalittleimproperscheminginthisagainstthetwopersonswhomtheladieswereboundtoobey。MrDobbsBroughtoninvariablylefthishouseafterteninthemorning。Itwouldsometimeshappen，thoughnotfrequently，thathereturnedhomeearlyintheday——atfourperhaps，orevenbeforethat；
　　andshouldhechancetodosowhilethepicturewasgoingon，hewouldcatchthemattheirworkiftheworkwerepostponedtillafterluncheon。
　　AndthenagainMrsVanSieverwouldoftengooutinthemorning，andwhenshedidso，wouldalwaysgowithoutherdaughter。OnsuchoccasionshewentintotheCity，ortootherresortsofbusiness，atwhich，insomemannerquiteunintelligibletoherdaughter，shelookedafterhermoney。Butwhenshedidnotgooutinthemorning，shedidgooutintheafternoon，andshewouldthenrequireherdaughter’scompany。TherewassomeplacetowhichshealwayswentofaFridaymorning，andatwhichshestayedfortwoorthreehours。FridaythereforewasafittingdayonwhichtobegintheworkatMrsBroughton’shouse。Allthiswasexplainedbetweenthethreeconspirators。MrsDobbsBroughtondeclaredthatifsheentertainedtheslightestideathatherhusbandwouldobjecttothepaintingofthepictureinherroom，nothingonearthwouldinducehertolendhercountenancetoit；butyetitmightbewellnottotellhimjustatfirst，perhapsnottillthesittingswereover——perhapsnottillthepicturewasfinished；asotherwise，tidingsofthepicturemightgetroundtoearswhichwerenotintendedtohearit。’PoordearDobbsissocarelesswithasecret。’MissVanSieverexplainedhermotivesinadifferentway。’Iknowmammawouldnotletmedoitifsheknewit；andthereforeIshallnottellher。’’MydearClara，’saidMrsBroughtonwithasmile’youaresooutspoken！’’Andwhynot？’saidMissVanSiever。’Iamoldenoughtojudgeformyself。Ifmammadoesnotwantmetobedeceived，sheoughtnottotreatmeasachild。Ofcourseshe’llfinditoutsoonerorlater；butIdon’tcareaboutthat。’ConwayDalrymplesaidnothingasthetwoladieswerethusexcusingthemselves。
　　’Howdelightfulitmustbenottohaveamaster，’saidMrsBroughton，addressinghim。’Butthenamanhastoworkforhisownbread，’saidhe。
　　’Isupposeitcomesaboutequalinthelongrun。’
　　Verylittledrawingorpaintingwasdoneonthatday。Inthefirstplaceitwasnecessarythatthequestionofcostumeshouldbesettled，andbothMrsBroughtonandtheartisthadmuchtosayonthatsubject。
　　ItwasconsideredproperthatJaelshouldbedressedasaJewess，andtherecametobemuchquestionhowJewessesdressedthemselvesinthoseveryearlydays。MrsBroughtonhadpreparedherjewelsandraimentofmanycolours，butthepainterdeclaredthatthewifeofHebertheKenitewouldhavenojewels。ButwhenMrsBroughtondiscoveredfromherBiblethatHeberhadbeenconnectedbyfamilytieswithMoses，shewasmorethaneversurethatHeber’swifewouldhavemuchinhertentofthespoilingsoftheEgyptians。AndwhenClaraVanSieversuggestedthatatanyrateshewouldnothaveworntheminatimeofconfusionwhensoldierswereloose，flyingaboutthecountry，MrsBroughtonwasquiteconfidentthatshewouldhaveputthemonbeforesheinvitedthecaptainoftheenemy’shostintohertent。Theartistatlasttookthematterintohisownhand，bydeclaringthatMissVanSieverwouldsitthesubjectmuchbetterwithoutjewels，andthereforeallMrsBroughton’sgewgawswereputbackintotheirboxes。AndthenonfourdifferenttimesthetwoladieshadtoretireintoMrsBroughton’sroominorderthatJaelmightbearrayedinvariouscostumes——andineachcostumeshehadtokneeldown，takingthehammerinherhand，andholdingthepointedstickwhichhadbeenpreparedtododutyasthenail，upontheforeheadofthedummySisera。Atlastitwasdecidedthatherraimentshouldbealtogetherwhite，andthatsheshouldwear，twistedroundherheadandfallingoverhershoulder，aRomansilkscarfofvariouscolours。’WhereJaelcouldhavegottenIdon’tknow，’saidClara。’YoumaybesurethattherewerelotsofsuchthingsamongtheEgyptians，’saidMrsBroughton，’andthatMosesbroughtawayallthebestforhisownfamily。’
　　’AndwhoistobeSisera？’askedMrsBroughtoninoneofthepausesintheirwork。’
　　’I’mthinkingofaskingmyfriendJohnEamestosit。’
　　’Ofcoursewecannotsittogether，’saidMissVanSiever。
　　’There’snoreasonwhyyoushould，’saidDalrymple。’Icandothesecondfigureinmyownroom。’ThentherewasabargainmadethatSiserashouldnotbeaportrait。’Itwouldneverdo，’saidMrsBroughton，shakingherheadverygravely。
　　Thoughtherewasreallyverylittledonetothepictureonthatday，theworkwascommenced；andMrsBroughton，whohadatfirstobjectedstronglytotheidea，andwhohadsaidtwentytimesthatitwasquiteoutofthequestionthatitshouldbedoneherhouse，becameveryeagerinherdelightaboutit。Nobodyshouldknowanythingofthepicturetillitshouldbeexhibited。Thatwouldbebest。Anditshouldbethepictureoftheyear！Shewasalittleheart—brokenwhenDalrympleassuredherthatitcouldnotpossiblebefinishedforexhibitioninthatMay；butshecametoagainwhenhedeclaredthathemeanttoputoutallhisstrengthuponit。’Therewillbefiveorsixmonths’workinit，’hesaid。’Willthere，indeed？Andhowmuchworkwastherein"TheGraces"？’
　　’TheGraces’，aswillperhapsberemembered，wasthetripleportraitofMrsDobbsBroughtonherself。Thisquestiontheartistdidnotanswerwithabsoluteaccuracy，butcontentedhimselfwithdeclaringthatwithsuchamodelasMrsBroughtonthepicturehadbeencomparativelyeasy，MrsBroughton，havingnodoubtthatultimateobjectofwhichshehadspokentoherfriendConwaysteadilyinview，tookoccasionbeforethesittingwasovertoleavetheroom，sothattheartistmighthaveanopportunityofspeakingawordinprivatetohismodel——ifhehadanysuchwordtospeak。AndMrsBroughton，asshedidthis，feltthatshewasdoingherdutyasawife，afriend，andaChristian。Shewasdoingherdutyasawife，becauseshewasgivingtheclearestproofintheworld——theclearestatanyratetoherself——thattheintimacybetweenherselfandherfriendConwayhadinitnothingthatwasimproper。Andshewasdoingherdutyasafriend，becauseClaraVanSiever，withherlargeexpectations，wouldbeaneligiblewife。AndshewasdoingherdutyasaChristian，becausethewholethingwasintendedtobemoral。
　　MissDemolineshaddeclaredthatherfriendMariaClutterbuck——asMissDemolinesdelightedtocallMrsBroughton，inmemoryofdearoldinnocentdays——hadhighprinciples；andthereaderwillseethatshewasjustifiedinherdeclaration。’Itwillbebetterso，’saidMrsBroughton，asshesatuponherbedandwipedatearfromthecornerofhereye。’Yes；itwillbebetterso。Thereisapang。Ofcoursethere’sapang。Butitwillbebetterso。’Actinguponthishighprinciple，sheallowedConwayDalrymplefiveminutestosaywhathehadtosaytoClaraVanSiever。Thensheallowedherselftoindulgeinsomeverysavagefeelingsinreferencetoherhusband——accusingherhusbandinherthoughtsofgreatcruelty——nay，ofbrutality，becauseofcertainsharpwordsthathehadsaidastoConwayDalrymple。’Butofcoursehecan’tunderstand，’saidMrsBroughtontoherself。’Howisittobeexpectedthatheshouldunderstand？’
　　Butsheallowedherfriendonthisoccasiononlyfiveminutes，thinkingprobablythatsomuchtimemightsuffice。Awoman，whensheisjealous，isapttoattributetootherwomanwithwhomherjealousyisconcerned，bothweaknessandtimidity，andtothemanbothaudacityandstrength。A
　　womanwhohasherselftakenperhapstwelvemonthsinthewinning，willthinkthatanotherwomanistobewoninfiveminutes。ItisnottobesupposedthatMrsDobbsBroughtonhadeverbeenwonbyanyoneexceptMrDobbsBroughton。Atleast，letitnotbesupposedthatshehadeveracknowledgedasparkofloveforConwayDalymple。ButneverthelesstherewasenoughofjealousyinherpresentmoodtomakeherthinkpoorlyofMissVanSiever’scapacityforstandingasiegeagainsttheartist’seloquence。Otherwise，havingleftthetwotogetherwiththeobjectwhichshehadacknowledgedtoherself，shewouldhardlyhavereturnedtothemaftersoshortaninterval。
　　’Ihopeyouwon’tdislikethetroubleofallthis？’saidDalrympletohismodel，assoonasMrsBroughtonwasgone。
　　’IcannotsaythatIlikeitverymuch，’saidMissVanSiever。
　　’I’mafraiditwillbeabore；——butIhopeyou’llgothroughwithit。’
　　’IshallifIamnotprevented，’saidMissVanSiever。’WhenI’vesaidthatI’lldoathing，Iliketodoit。’
　　Therewasapauseintheconversationwhichtookupaconsiderableportionofthefiveminutes。MissVanSieverwasnotholdinghernailduringthosemoments，butwassittinginacommonplacewayonherchair，whileDalrymplewasscrapinghispalette。’Iwonderwhatitwasthatfirstinducedyoutosit？’saidhe。
　　’Oh，Idon’tknow。Itookafancyforit。’
　　’I’mverygladyoudidtakethefancy。You’llmakeanexcellentmodel。
　　Ifyouwon’tmindposingagainforafewminutes——Iwillnotwearyyoutoday。Yourrightarmalittlemoreforward。’
　　’ButIshouldtumbledown。’
　　’Notifyouleanwellonthenail。’
　　’ButthatwouldhavewokenSiserabeforeshehadstruckablow。’
　　’Nevermind。Letustryit。’ThenMrsBroughtonreturned，withthatpleasantfeelinginherbosomofhavingdoneherdutyasawife，friend，andaChristian。’MrsBroughton，’continuedthepainter，’juststeadyMissVanSiever’sshoulderwithyourhand；andnowbringthearmandtheelbowalittlemoreforward。’
　　’ButJaeldidnothaveafriendtohelpherinthatway，’saidMissVanSiever。
　　Attheendofanhourandahalfthetwoladiesretired，andJaeldisrobedherself，andMissVanSieverputonhercustomaryraiment。Itwasagreedamongthemthattheyhadcommencedtheirworkauspiciously，andthattheywouldmeetagainonthefollowingMonday。TheartistbeggedtobeallowedanhourtogoonwithhisworkinMrsBroughton’sroom，andthusthehourwasconcededtohim。Itwasunderstoodthathecouldnottakethecanvasbackwardsandforwardswithhimtohisownhouse，andhepointedoutthatnoprogresswhatevercouldbemade，unlesshewereoccasionallyallowedsomesuchgraceasthis。MrsBroughtondoubtedandhesitated，madedifficulties，andliftedupherhandsindespair。’Itiseasyforyoutosay，Whynot？butIknowverywellwhynot？’Butatlastshegaveway。’Honisoitquimalypense，’