Луна и грош

Chapter XXII

           Takemywordforit,youaremissingagoodaffair.Somedaythosepictureswillbeworthmorethanallyouhaveinyourshop.RememberMonet,whocouldnotgetanyonetobuyhispicturesforahundredfrancs.Whataretheyworthnow?"

           "True.ButtherewereahundredasgoodpaintersasMonetwhocouldn’tselltheirpicturesatthattime,andtheirpicturesareworthnothingstill.Howcanonetell?Ismeritenoughtobringsuccess?Don’tbelieveit.Dureste,ithasstilltobeprovedthatthisfriendofyourshasmerit.NooneclaimsitforhimbutMonsieurStroeve."

           "Andhow,then,willyourecognisemerit?"askedDirk,redinthefacewithanger.

           "Thereisonlyoneway—bysuccess."

           "Philistine,"criedDirk.

           "Butthinkofthegreatartistsofthepast—Raphael,MichaelAngelo,Ingres,Delacroix—theywereallsuccessful."

           "Letusgo,"saidStroevetome,"orIshallkillthisman."

           

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