“Oh, that’ll come off, as you said the other day.”

“Marriage?”

“Yes!”

“Good for John! I’m glad he won. He was a long time waiting.”

Nelsen nodded. He was thoughtful once more. But he shook off the mood and asked: “What are you doing, Breen?”

“Getting ready for spring.”

“That’s so—spring’ll be here in a week or two. Going out to the country as usual?”

“Yes, I’ve gathered a bunch of canvases and plenty of tubes, etcetera, and off I’ll go.”

“Going to Connecticut again?”

“Yes, that’s the only country for a landscape painter.”