Paulo
(Painting.) Ah!
Lucia
That this Prince will commission the winner of the Competition——
Paulo
(Looking up.) To paint those ceilings! Not unlikely, Lucia! There are menial fellows enough with talent who would do it. I—win or lose—I accept no commission tainted by patronage. And I shall win. What was this Prince’s name?
Lucia
(Excited.) And those ceilings might be yours!
Paulo