Saturday, September 27, 2008

Frederic Remington paintings

Frederic Remington paintings
Francisco de Goya paintings
Filippino Lippi paintings
Yes.”
“What d’you mean: ‘Yes’?”
“I didn’t hear what you said.”
“I said he made off with all my shirts.”
“It’s not that I’m the least deaf. It’s simply that I can’t concentrate when a lot of fellows are making a row.”
“There’s a row now.”
“Some sort of speech.”
“And a lot of fellows saying: ‘Shush.’”
“Exactly. I can’t concentrate. What did you say?”
“This fellow made off with all my shirts.”
“Fellow making the speech?”
“No, no. Quite another fellow—called Albright.”
“I don’t think so. I heard he was dead.”
“This one isn’t. You can’t say he stole them exactly. My daughter gave them to him.”
“All?”
“Practically all. I had a few in London and there were a few at the wash. Couldn’t believe it when my man told me. Went through all the drawers myself. Nothing there.”
“Bloody thing to happen. My daughter wouldn’t do a thing like that.”

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