The Possession of Mr Cave
“In all honesty I was sad to see it go, as it was by far the oldest item we had on sale.
'Is this an authentic Franz Bergman?' she asked me.
'Yes,' I told her, through her nods. 'The Dancing Arab Girl.
Late 1880s. An amazing period for the decorative arts in Austria.
The detail is quite exceptional.' Her pretty mouth twitched in a manner that reminded me of an inquisitive mouse. She raised the small bronze beauty to eye level.
'I have a Barrias from around the same period,' she said.
'Winged Vic...tory. Not quite as vulgar as many of his others.
This might complement it rather well, I feel.' I can see her standing there, with her neat blonde bob and wicker basket, as she contemplated the purchase.
I remember feeling a kind of savagery inside me, knowing that I was about to trouble this proud golden fieldmouse with some truths about her son. Yet Mrs Weeks had to be told. I owed it to her, you see, as a fellow parent. As a trusted ally against the unseen forces that were corrupting our children.MoreLess
'Is this an authentic Franz Bergman?' she asked me.
'Yes,' I told her, through her nods. 'The Dancing Arab Girl.
Late 1880s. An amazing period for the decorative arts in Austria.
The detail is quite exceptional.' Her pretty mouth twitched in a manner that reminded me of an inquisitive mouse. She raised the small bronze beauty to eye level.
'I have a Barrias from around the same period,' she said.
'Winged Vic...tory. Not quite as vulgar as many of his others.
This might complement it rather well, I feel.' I can see her standing there, with her neat blonde bob and wicker basket, as she contemplated the purchase.
I remember feeling a kind of savagery inside me, knowing that I was about to trouble this proud golden fieldmouse with some truths about her son. Yet Mrs Weeks had to be told. I owed it to her, you see, as a fellow parent. As a trusted ally against the unseen forces that were corrupting our children.MoreLess
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