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prepared for your coming. I am sorry, but I hope you will
come another time.”
Jenny understood that Mrs. Gram wished to get rid of her —
it was quite natural, as she was without a servant and had to
get the lunch — so she took her leave. On the stairs she met
Mr. Gram — she thought so at least. As she passed him she
had the impression that he looked very young and that his eyes
were very blue.
III
Two days later, in the afternoon, when Jenny was
painting in her studio, Helge’s father called. As he
stood with his hat in his hand, she saw that his hair
was grey — so grey that she could not make out what the
original colour had been, but he still looked young. He was
thin, and had a slight stoop — not the stoop of an old man,
but rather of one too slender for his height. His eyes too were
young, though sad and tired and so big and blue that they gave
one a curious impression of being wide open, surprised, and at
the same time suspicious.
“I was very anxious to meet you, Jenny Winge,” he said,
“as you can understand for yourself. No; don’t take off your
overall, and tell me if I disturb you.”
“Not in the least,” said Jenny warmly. She liked his smile
and his voice. She threw her overall on a chair: “The light
is almost gone already. It was very good of you to come and
see me.”
“It is a very long time since I was in a studio,” said Gram,
sitting down on the sofa.
“Don’t you ever see any of the other painters — your
contemporaries?” asked Jenny.
“No, never,” he answered curtly.
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