Book3:WereMyDreamIs

orityonappraisalsishere.Wouldyouliketotalktohim?”Wolfe?”askedEmmaakingoutacardfromhisbreastpocket.“Heistheonewecametosee.Hereishiscard.”Josephineghecardandsaid,

    “That’sgreat.Wouldyoupleasefollowmetothereceptionroom?Iwilllethimknowyouarehere.”SalinaandEmmanuelfollowedJosephioftheexhibitionhall.Shestopped,pressedabuttonandthedoorautomaticallyopenedlikeaordoor.

    Paintingsofpeoplestandingorsittinghungonthewalls,obviouslyportraitsofaorsofthefamily.Theirclothingaureswerealldifferent,seemingtohavebeendrawnbydifferentpaidifferentperiodsoftime.Butalltheseportraitshadoneonanddistinctivefeature.Theyallhadthecapable,sharpandaggressiveonwardseekinglookoftheentrepreneurandlongstraightnosesexpressedtheiriigableperseveraertwo,threehundredyearsofhardwork,thefamilyfinallyproducedadesdantknownasthe“KingofDiamonds”inthisarea.Straosay,alltheseportraitswereofmen.Didnofemaleofthefamilyihedominantgenesofentrepreneurship?Thedecorationandfurnishingsofthereceptionroomemanatedcssicserenityandquiet,likeareproduofthetimesihtury,fullofroyalmagnifidsolemnity.AfterSalinaandEmmaooktheirseats,Josephineaskedsolicitously,

    “Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?Coffee?Champagne?Oranythingelse?”HerwordsremindedEmmahathehadnothadanythingtodrihatdayandhisaddifordrinksdominatedhismindtotheexclusionofallelse.

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    “Howaboutsomewhiskey?”heasked

    “Good”smiledJosephine.“Somedrinktoloosenup.”Anattendantcameinwithabottleofgoodwhiskeyandtwogsses.“Wouldyoulikesomeice?”sheasked.

    “No,thankyou.Ialwaystakem