Chapter IX.
The Coming-out Party.
Like the swell of some sweet tune,
Morning rises into noon,
May glides onward into June.
—Longfellow.
PALAZZO PITTI, FLORENCE.
"Well, have you seen Ghirlandajo's work?" asked Mr. Sumner, the next time the little group met in the library.
"Only his frescoes in Santa Maria Novella. We have spent two entire mornings looking at those," answered Bettina.
"We took your list of the portraits there with us, uncle," said Malcom, "and tried to get acquainted with those old Florentine bishops, bankers, and merchants that he painted."