3/12 "In such a city as this, you could hardly open your gallery to anybody who happens to pass the house-door." "I am glad you agree with me, Father. The gallery will be open for the first time on Monday. Any respectably-dressed person, presenting a visiting card at the offices of the librarians in Bond Street and Regent Street, will receive a free ticket of admission; the number of tickets, it is needless to say, being limited, and the gallery being only open to the public two days in the week. You will be here, I suppose, on Monday ?" "Certainly. My work in the library, as your lordship can see, has only begun." "I am very anxious about the success of this experiment," said Lord Loring. |