Vincent van Gogh Almond Branches in Bloom painting

Vincent van Gogh Almond Branches in Bloom paintingJoseph Mallord William Turner The Grand Canal Venice paintingJohn Singer Sargent El Jaleo painting
could be made out there, after mine, the previous owner's name:Ira Hector.
"You stole this card!"
He closed his eyes, thrust out his underlip, shook his head.
"Look here: it saysIra Hector! It's a used card!"
"You don't want it, give it back. But no refunds."
I saw his eye glint so at that prospect that shrewdly I promised to have him taken up for theft if he didn't give me at once the accurate time of day, which I needed to proceed with my Assignment.
"Call a cop," he dared me. "He'll arrest you as an accessory. In fact, I'll sayyou stole it: your name's on it! And I'll charge you with extortion besides."
Improvising swiftly and in anger, I declared myself willing to match a prospective Grand Tutor's word against a nameless vagrant's, or used-card dealer's, especially since Mr. Ira Hector, when I should return his card to him, would doubtless apply his