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Sunday, September 16, 2012

327 wivesbehavingbadly

. shiftaka's painting depicted an abstract , finger , half flesh , half skeleton , lying on a bed of glowing coals . the colors were voilent reds , the blacket of blacks , and a white background that could only be described as dirty . the label read  : KYOTO RIP  . te  jury  was still out as to whether . i consider shiftaka a good painter or not , but i am working hard on y " uneducated " eye , still , if barry thinks shiftaka is cutting edge , it was a bargain .
when i had taken barry to view it at marcus's gallery , marcus had been sitting  at the desk , head  bent over the laptop , at our entrance , he looked up and i was shocked  he appeared considerably  older than i remembered . he took a second  or two to place me and when he did  , there was an unmistakable  flare  of hope  in his eyes  , which was as quickly extinguished when it became obvious that i was  not gisela's envoy .
i introduced the two men and explained that barry was looking for an investment . marcus  swiung into professional mode - an ease of manner , patience , careful sizing up of a potential client - and i thought what a much nicer man he was  than roger .
while barry patrolled between the two rooms , marcus turned to me and asked , in his unexpectelly deep voice , " how 's gisela ?"
" fine , i think . i haven't  seen much of her lately ."
he choose not to indulge in small talk - another  factor  in his favor - and went straight to the point ." she didn't seem  to understand that i didn't want a wife . i wanted her . not someone who stockpiles jam and checks over  the dinner  menus , but when it came to a a decision , i think she preferred  it . gisela had got used to being a professional wife ."

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