"You think so, monsieur?"
"It is worth all the rest together, mademoiselle."
"So much? You are an artist, Monsieur Jean?"
"Amateur,—strictly amateur,—yet I know something of pictures. Now, I should say that bit is worth, say, one hundred francs."
"Nonsense! The work of five minutes of—amusement; yes, making fun of me one day. Do you suppose he would give me one hundred francs?"
"The highest effects in art are often merest accident, or the result of the spirit of the moment,—some call it inspiration."
"But if you didn't know who did it, monsieur——"
"It is not signed."
"N-no; but, monsieur, every one must know his work."
"Yes, and every one knows that some of it is bad."