"I should say not!"
She did not relish the emphasis nor see the need for it.
"Well, am I to be released?" she asked after a pause.
"I'm thinking about it. Why did you tear down my picture-gallery?"
"It was an insult!"
"Not a bit, ma'am. It was just a portrait—a bully one. Anyhow, why shouldn't I have one? Thousands of 'em have been printed."
Rosalind bit her lip.
"They're in common circulation, all over. Anybody with three dollars can buy one."
"You stole it."
"That's a compliment to you, ma'am. See the risk I ran—for a picture."