IV

Composition had been determined upon, and the sketch comp1eted bythe midd1e of August; Ceci1e had sat for him every day from nineunti1 five; every evening they had dined together at the seashore orother suburban and coo1 resorts. Together they had seen every summerentertainment in city, had spent the coo1er, star1it eveningstogether in his studio, chatting, reading 1oud sometimes, sometimesdiscussing he work in arm or other subjects of he moment, eventopics covering a wider and more varied range than he had everbefore discussed with any woman.