基本信息
d bought the first picture of his life, and now he was already thinking of art-patronage as a fascinating pursuit. his reflections quickened his good-humor, and he was on the point of approaching the young man with another "combien?" two or three facts in this relation are noticeable, although the logical chain which connects them may seem imperfect. he knew mademoiselle nioche had asked too much; he bore her no grudge for doing so, and he was determined to pay the young man exactly the proper sum. at this moment, however, his attention was attracted by a gentleman who had come from another part of the room and whose manner was that of a stranger to the gallery, although he was equipped with neither guide-book nor opera-glass. he carried a white sun-umbrella, lined with blue silk, and he strolled in front of the paul veronese, vaguely looking at it, but much too near to see anything but the grain of the canvas. opposite to christopher newman he paused and turned, and then our friend, who had been observing him, had a chance to verify a suspicion aroused by an imperfect view of his face. the result of this larger scrutiny was that he presently sprang to his feet, strode across the room, and, with an outstretched hand, arrested the gentleman with the blue-lined umbrella. the latter stared, but put out his hand at a venture. he was corpulent and rosy, and though his countenance, which was ornamented with a beautiful flaxen bear
