stepped on a few toes, but
I was on a roll. I had
the momentum and rejoiced
in my success. As long as
the money kept coming in,
anything was permissible.
One day, I received a visit
from a rather important patron
of the arts. He had an
interesting proposition for me.
He held the patent and trademark
for the prototype of
an innovative way to determine
the age of a painting
using ultraviolet light. He would
sell them to me for
the nominal fee of a nickel
if I would reciprocate by
doing him a favor. I was
to include one of his
personal paintings in my next shipment
of antiques going to New York.
At first, I thought he was
mocking me, but he gave
me his oath that he just
wanted to ensure the painting
would arrive at its destination safely,
and, because it would be
a part of an antique shipment,
it would be exempt from import duty.
It was a provocative offer,
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