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"Couldntyoudrawintheotherroom?

"askedJohnsy,coldly。

"Idratherbeherebyyou,

"saidSue。

"Beside,Idontwantyoutokeelookingatthosesillyivyleaves。

"

"Tellmeassoonasyouhavefinished,

"saidJohnsy,closinghereyes,andlyingwhiteandstillasfallenstatue,

"becauseIwanttoseethelastonefall。Imtiredofwaiting。Imtiredofthinking。Iwanttoturnloosemyholdoneverything,andgosailingdown,down,justlikeoneofthoseoor,tiredleaves。

"

"Trytoslee,

"saidSue。

"ImustcallBehrmanutobemymodelfortheoldhermitminer。Illnotbegoneaminute。DonttrytomoveuntilIcomeback。

"

OldBehrmanwasaainterwholivedonthegroundfloorbeneaththem。HewasastsixtyandhadaMichaelAngelosMosesbeardcurlingdownfromtheheadofasatyralongthebodyofanim。Behrmanwasafailureinart。FortyyearshehadwieldedthebrushwithoutgettingnearenoughtotouchthehemofhisMistresssrobe。Hehadbeenalwaysabouttoaintamasteriece,buthadneveryetbegunit。Forseveralyearshehadaintednothingexcetnowandthenadaubinthelineofcommerceoradvertising。Heearnedalittlebyservingasamodeltothoseyoungartistsinthecolonywhocouldnotaythericeofarofessional。Hedrankgintoexcess,andstilltalkedofhiscomingmasteriece。Fortheresthewasafiercelittleoldman,whoscoffedterriblyatsoftnessinanyone,andwhoregardedhimselfasesecialmastiff-in-waitingtorotectthetwoyoungartistsinthestudioabove。

SuefoundBehrmansmellingstronglyofjunierberriesinhisdimlylighteddenbelow。Inonecornerwasablankcanvasonaneaselthathadbeenwaitingtherefortwenty-fiveyearstoreceivethefirstlineofthemasteriece。ShetoldhimofJohnsysfancy,andhowshefearedshewould,indeed,lightandfragileasaleafherself,floataway,whenherslightholduontheworldgrewweaker。

OldBehrman,withhisredeyeslainlystreaming,shoutedhiscontemtandderisionforsuchidioticimaginings。

"Vass!

"hecried。

"Arethereeoleintheworldwiththefoolishnesstodiebecauseleavesdrooffaconfoundedvine?Ihadnotheardofsuchathing。No,Iwillnotboseasamodelforyourfoolhermit-dunderhead。Whydoyouallowsuchsillybusinesstocomeinthebrainofher?Ach,oorlittleMissJohnsy。

"

"Sheisveryillandweak,

"saidSue,

"andthefeverhaslefthermindmorbidandfullofstrangefancies。Verywell,Mr。Behrman,ifyoudonotcaretooseforme,youneednt。ButIthinkyouareahorridold—oldflibbertigibbet。

"

"Youarejustlikeawoman!

"yelledBehrman。

"WhosaidIwillnotose?Goon。Icomewithyou。ForhalfanhourIhadbeentryingtosaythatIamreadywithtoose。Gott!ThisisnotanylaceinwhichonesogoodasMissJohnsyshallliesick。SomedayIwillainamasteriece,andweshallallgoaway。Gott!Yes。

"

Johnsywassleeingwhentheywentustairs。Sueulledtheshadedowntothewindow-sill,andmotionedBehrmanintotheotherroom。Intheretheyeeredoutthewindowfearfullyattheivyvine。Thentheylookedateachotherforamomentwithoutseaking。Aersistent,coldrainwasfalling,mingledwithsnow。Behrman,inhisoldblueshirt,tookhisseatasthehermitmineronanuturnedkettleforarock。

WhenSueawokefromanhourssleethenextmorningshefoundJohnsywithdull,wide-oeneyesstaringatthedrawngreenshade。

"Pullitu;Iwanttosee,

"sheordered,inawhiser。

WearilySueobeyed。

But,look!Afterthebeatingrainandfiercegustsofwindthathadenduredthroughthelivelongnight,thereyetstoodoutagainstthebrickwalloneivyleaf。Itwasthelastoneonthevine。Stilldarkgreennearitsstem,butwithitsserratededgestintedwiththeyellowofdissolutionanddecay,ithungbravelyfromabranchsometwentyfeetabovetheground。

"Itisthelastone,

"saidJohnsy。

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