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Fortin laughed "If an artist is that fragile he should either find so else to do or not venture beyond his door Just toss the canvases out and lock up quick But e anition That’s their problem That’s what os"

"But you agree they’re vulnerable, for whatever reason?"

"I do I’ve already said that"

"And do you agree that being so vulnerable can make so a trap but not sure where it lay He nodded

"And that fearful people can lash out?"

"I suppose so What’re we talking about? I’ this isn’t just a pleasant Sunday afternoon chat And I guess you aren’t in the s"

Suddenly they’d becos, Gamache noticed

"Non, e one

"I’ why you went to Clara Morrow’s celebration yesterday"

Far fro the last shove to throw Fortin coape then laugh

"Is that what this is about? I don’t understand I can’t have broken any law Besides, Clara herself invited uest list"

"No, I know I’d heard of course about her vernissage at the Musée and decided to go"

"Why? You’d dropped her as an artist and split under not very good conditions In fact you quite humiliated her"

"Did she tell you that?"