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Madanolle looked e which left her ar curves of her white throat

"Perhaps I shall be able to paint your picture someday," said Edna with

a smile when they were seated She produced the roll of sketches and

started to unfold theain I feel as if I

wanted to be doing so What do you think of theain and study soht study for a

while with Laidpore"

She knew that Madanolle's opinion in such a matter would be next

to valueless, that she herself had not alone decided, but deterement that would help her

to put heart into her venture

"Your talent is immense, dear!"

"Nonsense!" protested Edna, well pleased

"I the

sketches one by one, at close range, then holding the her head on one side "Surely, this

Bavarian peasant is worthy of fra ht almost be tempted to reach

out a hand and take one"

Edna could not control a feeling which bordered upon co, as she did, its true worth