[Jacob’s Room by Virginia Woolf]@TWC D-Link bookJacob’s Room CHAPTER ELEVEN 5/24
"Chardin was a great swell.... He sells 'em to pay his dinner now.
But wait till the dealers get hold of him.
A great swell--oh, a very great swell." "It's an awfully pleasant life," said Jacob, "messing away up here. Still, it's a stupid art, Cruttendon." He wandered off across the room. "There's this man, Pierre Louys now." He took up a book. "Now my good sir, are you going to settle down ?" said Cruttendon. "That's a solid piece of work," said Jacob, standing a canvas on a chair. "Oh, that I did ages ago," said Cruttendon, looking over his shoulder. "You're a pretty competent painter in my opinion," said Jacob after a time. "Now if you'd like to see what I'm after at the present moment," said Cruttendon, putting a canvas before Jacob.
"There.
That's it.
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