“He’s a natural, producing art like it’s a bodily function,” said Normand. “Pardon?” asked Beauvoir. “It’s a line from one of her critiques,” said Paulette. “She’s famous for it. It got picked up by the wire services and the review went international.” “Who was she writing about?” Beauvoir asked. “That’s the funny thing,” said Paulette, “everyone remembers the quote, but no one remembers the artist.” Both Beauvoir and Gamache knew that wasn’t true. He’s a natural, producing art like it’s a bodily function. Clever, almost a compliment. But then it veered into a scathing dismissal. Someone would
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