Can This Be Love Collection: The Complete Trilogy (Historical Romance from Julianne MacLean: The Boxed Sets Book 2) by Julianne MacLean

Author:Julianne MacLean [MacLean, Julianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Julianne MacLean Publishing Inc.
Published: 2021-03-30T18:30:00+00:00

Three days later Magnus sat down at his desk in the gallery office and read Annabelle’s reply. She was coming. No. Even better, she would be delighted to come.

He leaned back in his chair until the front legs came clear off the floor and stretched his arms over his head. Ever since his meeting with Whitby, he was sure he had been hung out to dry. He’d imagined himself the topic of many heated conversations in the Whitby household—most of which would involve his misdeeds and flaws and general overall offensiveness. He’d even expected Annabelle to change her mind about letting him show her paintings. Every day, whenever a knock had sounded upon the gallery door, he’d expected it to be a footman, come to ask for them back.

But no footman had come, only this letter. This very satisfying letter.

Magnus sat forward, the chair legs landing hard upon the oak floor. There were still so many things left to be done—one of which was the printing of the exhibition labels, and since the paintings were being offered for sale, he did need to understand Annabelle’s expectations regarding price.

He supposed he could have asked her that in the last letter, but now he was glad he had not, for it gave him another excuse to write to her.

Dear Miss Lawson,

I will be placing exhibition labels on the walls next to each painting, and we must determine an asking price. It is my recommendation that you ask £200 for each of the three paintings you brought when you came to the gallery and £500 for The Fisherman. Would that be acceptable to you? My commission is ten percent.

M. Wallis

As soon as Annabelle read the letter, she dropped it on her desk. Five hundred pounds? Surely he was not serious. She was no one special. She had never sold a single painting in her entire life. She couldn’t possibly ask that much.

She picked up her pen....

Dear Mr. Wallis,

While I am flattered by your confidence in my work, I wonder if a more modest price would be more appropriate. Perhaps £25 each? And £50 for The Fisherman?

A. Lawson

Magnus read her note and smiled. Dear, sweet Annabelle. She was modest, and completely oblivious to her talent as an artist. How could she not know?

Not that he was complaining. He was more than pleased that he would be the one to help her see it. Yes, one stone at a time, carefully laid....

Dear Miss Lawson,

I received your reply regarding the asking prices of your paintings, but I must plead your indulgence to trust me in this regard. I have seen many paintings come and go through my New York galleries, and I can assure you, these amounts are not unrealistic for works as exquisite as yours. If anything, I would like to ask more.

I am honored to be the one to show them for the first time, as I believe you have a rare talent. The gentleman from the Times was most impressed with your work, and singled you out among the others, and I was not at all surprised.

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