Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M. M. Blume

Author:Lesley M. M. Blume
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780375849183
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2008-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

La Bête avec Deux Têtes

Or, in English, ‘The Two-Headed Beast.’

“Picasso stood proudly in front of his work, clearly reveling in the commotion he had caused. The photographers feverishly snapped pictures of Alexandra and Beatrice as they reacted to the painting.

“‘You’re the beast, not us!’ shouted Beatrice, pointing at Picasso. She faced Alexandra. ‘That horrible man! We can’t let him get away with this, Alexandra!’

“‘Absolutely not!’ Alexandra yelled, enraged. The twins snatched up the hems of their dresses and plowed through the crowd to the far side of the studio. When they reemerged at the front of the room again, they carried huge buckets of paint in their hands.

“‘Now!’ Beatrice cried, and with all of their might, they threw paint all over Picasso and the painting. The crowd cheered more wildly than ever and the photographers went crazy again. Beatrice spotted Gladys and me amidst all of the faces, and she and Alexandra ran toward us.

“‘Let’s get out of here!’ she shouted. The four of us pushed through the crowd out of the studio, past the journalists and photographers outside, and ran down the street.

“A full, heavy moon lit the night sky, and we decided to walk home along the Seine River. The twins looked at each other’s ruined dresses and started laughing.

“‘I secretly thought that he was a bad artist all along,’ said Alexandra. ‘He hardly got a detail of either of our faces right, even after all of that sketching.’

“‘That painting looked like it was done by a five-year-old,’ Beatrice snorted. ‘He should have been taking lessons from us.’

“‘And by the way,’ Alexandra said to Beatrice, looking down at her sister’s paint-spattered ball gown, ‘our mother would be so proud of your outfit tonight. It would make every debutante in New York green with envy.’

“They laughed together, linked arms, and walked on ahead of Gladys and me.

“And that was the end of the art lessons with

Picasso.”

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