work of art that cannot be replaced. I don't want to have a hand in defacing it. It's the property of the public, so to speak, and you and I are servants of the public, aren't we?\"
Mme. Storey smiled at his ingenious sophistry. While he was speaking she had made up her mind for quite different reasons. \"Since you put it that way I can't very well refuse,\" she said ironically. \"I will go. It is necessary to act quickly. I will change my dress. You will come with me,
work of art that cannot be replaced. I don't want to have a hand in defacing it. It's the property of the public, so to speak, and you and I are servants of the public, aren't we?\"
Mme. Storey smiled at his ingenious sophistry. While he was speaking she had made up her mind for quite different reasons. \"Since you put it that way I can't very well refuse,\" she said ironically. \"I will go. It is necessary to act quickly. I will change my dress. You will come with me,
