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wroughtfrompinkmarblebynomeanhand.Somepeeredoverthe
edgesintolowerbasinsonereachedarmscovetouslytowardthegold-
fish;oneonhisbacklaughedattheskyanotherstoodwithdimpled
legsapartstretchinghimselfotherswadedotherswereontheground
amongsttheroseswhiteandblushbutallwereofthefountainand
toucheditatsomepoint.Sogoodwasthecolorofth [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]rblesotrue
hadbeenthesculptorthattheillusionwasoflife.Nocherubsthesebut
live warm human babies.
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Dickregardedtherosyfellowshippleasantlyandlongfinishinghisci-
garetteandretainingitdeadinhishand.Thatwaswhatshehadneeded
hemused—babieschildren.Ithadbeenherpassion.Hadsherealized
it…Hesighedandstruckbyafreshthoughtlookedtoherfavoriteseat
withcertitudethathewouldnotseethecustomarysewinglyingonitin
a pretty heap. She did not sew these days.
Hedidnotenterthetinygallerybehindthearcadewhichcontained
herchosenpaintingsandetchingsandcopiesinmarbleandbronzeof
herfavoritesoftheEuropeangalleries.Insteadhewentupthestairway
pastthegloriousWingedVictoryonthelandingwherethestaircasedi-
videdandonandupintoherquartersthatoccupiedtheentireupper
wing.ButfirstpausingbytheVictoryheturnedandgazeddowninto
thefairypatio.Thethingwasacutjewelinitsperfectnessandcolorand
heacknowleyilai:
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