“And two of the men I sit for are abroad,” she went on, “and I don’t like working for Macmorris.” “Why not?” asked Rose. “He pays better than the others, doesn’t he?” “So he ought, considering how rich he is,” said Topaz. “But I dislike sitting for him because he only paints my head. Your father says that the men who paint me nude paint my body and think of their job, but that Macmorris paints my head and thinks of my body. And it’s perfectly true. I’ve had more trouble with him than I should care to let your father know.” Rose said: “I should have thought it was worth while to have a little
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