The Captain's Sculpture, parts 204 - 207

 

204. I asked if it was a pencil drawing, or a charcoal drawing. What did I care what Degas used on his drawing, what difference did it make to me?

 

205. I asked the question of the Doctor simply because I suspected he would not know the answer, and probably did not even know what it was a drawing of.

206. I was positive he purchased the drawing, not to look at it, but simply to talk about it, simply to talk about it with people who were interested in art.

207. He did not answer my question, but an expression passed across his face like someone who has been asked an innocent question the answer to which can lead to a malpractice suit.