William Bouguereau Birth of Venus Painting

William Bouguereau Birth of Venus Painting
"I can assure you，"he said，smiling，"that I never permit myself to getfalse impressions from anything anyone tells me.I form my own judgements." "Well，"said Clarke，stowing away the letter."I'm glad I showed it toyou anyway.Here come the girls.We'd better be off." As we left the room，Poirot called me back. "You are determined to accompany the expedition，Hastings?" "Oh，yes.I shouldn't be happy staying here inactive." "There is activity of mind as well as body，Hastings." "Well，you're better at it than I am，"I said. "You are incontestably right，Hastings.Am I correct in suppsoing thatyou intend to be a cavalier to one of the ladies?" "That was the idea."
The Birth of Venus
And which lady did you propose to honour with your company?" "Well-I-er-hadn't considered yet." "What about Miss Barnard?" "She's rather the independent type，"I demurred. "Miss Grey?" "Yes.She's better." "I find you，Hastings，singularly though transparently dishonest!Allalong you had made up your mind to spend the day with your blonde angel!" "Oh，really，Poirot!" "I am sorry to upset your plans，but I must request you to give yourescort elsewhere." "Oh，all right.I think you've got a weakness for that Dutch doll of agirl."
The Birth of Venus