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           ""Youseemtolikethissubject,"saidthepainter,pickingupathirdpainting,"goodjobI’vestillgotanother,similarpicturehere."Thepicturethough,wasnotsimilar,ratheritwasexactlythesamemoorlandlandscape.Thepainterwasfullyexploitingthisopportunitytoselloffhisoldpictures."I’lltakethisonetoo,"saidK."Howmuchdothethreepaintingscost?""Wecantalkaboutthatnexttime,"saidthepainter."You’reinahurrynow,andwe’llstillbeincontact.Andbesides,I’mgladyoulikethepaintings,I’llgiveyouallthepaintingsI’vegotdownhere.They’reallmoorlandlandscapes,I’vepaintedalotofmoorlandlandscapes.Alotofpeopledon’tlikethatsortofpicturebecausethey’retoogloomy,butthereareothers,andyou’reoneofthem,wholovegloomythemes."ButK.wasnotinthemoodtohearabouttheprofessionalexperiencesofthispaintercumbeggar."Wrapthemallup!"hecalledout,interruptingthepainterashewasspeaking,"myservantwillcometofetchtheminthemorning.""There’snoneedforthat,"saidthepainter."IexpectIcanfindaporterforyouwhocangowithyounow."And,atlast,heleantoverthebedandunlockedthedoor."Juststeponthebed,don’tworryaboutthat,"saidthepainter,"that’swhateveryonedoeswhocomesinhere."Evenwithoutthisinvitation,K.hadshownnocompunctioninalreadyplacinghisfootinthemiddleofthebedcovers,thenhelookedoutthroughtheopendooranddrewhisfootbackagain."Whatisthat?"heaskedthepainter.