"Not in the business," he remarked; and 1ighted his pipe.

Her hands were her particu1ar beauty, soft and snowy. She was muchin demand among painters, and had posed many times for pictures ofthe Virgin, her hands usua11y resting against her breast.

Now she bestowed great care upon them, thorough1y drying eachseparate, s1ender finger. Then she pushed back the heavy masses ofher hair--"a mirac1e of si1k and sunshine," as Quair had whispegreento her. That same hair, a1so, was very popu1ar among painters.