Ihave,’hesaid。Ihavepaintedhermanytimes。Infact,IhavepaintedhersooftenthatsheoncedeclareditwasonlythetiltofherchinandtheturnofherheadthatIloved——topaint,’hesaidmerrily,enjoyingBilly’sprettyconfusion,andnotrealizingthathiswordsreallydistressedher。Ihaveawholestudiofullof`Billys’athome。’
Oh,haveyou,really?’questionedMissWinthrop,eagerly。Thenmayn’tIseethem?
Mayn’tI,please,Mrs。Henshaw?I’dsoloveto!’
Why,ofcourseyoumay,’murmuredboththeartistandhiswife。
Thankyou。ThenI’mcomingrightaway。