Perhaps his deep-seated mistrust of people (his doubts as to their right to decide his destiny and to judge him) had played its part in his choice of profession, a profession that excluded him from public display.
My job is painting watercolours, on commission, for an art museum. I paint copies of paintings on exhibit for people who want a good copy of a watercolour that’s on exhibit. I don’t have Tomas’s sheltered profession. Everything I do is judged by the museum and its clientele. Luckily, I am very good at what I do, and I have a thick skin.
