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- lessly, "I shall do a landscape this
morning. Just a little trifle, you know; something sympathetic and—and atmospheric. You see, I don't confine myself strictly to one branch of my art; sometimes I do marines, sometimes still life, sometimes flowers, quite frequently portraits; I'm rather good at portraits." He looked interestedly at the profile she presented to his view. "But this morning—well, a mere trifle of landscape, I think."
"I see," she answered, gravely. "But don't you think you could select a more interesting view than you have?"
"No," he said, thoughtfully, watching her face. "No, I rather like the view. I have seldom seen a lovelier one."
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