"People will come and see them as they do the Life of St. Bruno that used to be at the Chartreux and is now in the Louvre."
"So I hope."
"But they won't come quite so much."
"Yes, Robinvast is rather far. But then who goes to the Louvre? A few artists, a few aimless foreign sightseers. Nobody in France takes an interest in art."
"Nobody in the world does," said M. Hervart, "except those who live by it."
"What about those who die of it?" asked Rose.
Mme. Des Boys looked at her daughter with some surprise:
"I have never heard that painting was a dangerous industry."
"When one believes in it, it is," said M. Hervart.
"What, not dangerous?" said M. Des Boys "What about white lead?"