The Art of Love: Origins of Sinner's Grove
“Gus rarely interrupted her, although she was keenly aware of his presence when he was home. As promised, he had rigged up an ingenious system to raise and lower what looked like a large bedspread over the work. Out of shyness, or perhaps insecurity, she had taken to dropping the cover over the painting whenever she thought he might appear. That was silly, of course; he could view it whenever he wanted to when she wasn’t there. But somehow she knew he respected her desire to keep it hers alone u...ntil it was finished; it was just one of many ways in which she felt instinctively in tune with her patron. By early March she had made significant progress on the mural and took a morning off to scout for more pieces to add to Gus’s collection. He’d been so pleased with the selections she’d brought him so far that now he told her to simply put whatever purchases she deemed worthwhile on his account. It was thrilling to know he had such confidence in her. Lia’s last stop of the morning was the Worth Gallery on Maiden Lane.MoreLess
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