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Keogh
explained
his
project
.
They
were
to
return
to
Coralio
,
where
White
was
to
pose
as
a
distinguished
American
portrait
painter
who
was
touring
in
the
tropics
as
a
relaxation
from
his
arduous
and
remunerative
professional
labours
.
It
was
not
an
unreasonable
hope
,
even
to
those
who
had
trod
in
the
beaten
paths
of
business
,
that
an
artist
with
so
much
prestige
might
secure
a
commission
to
perpetuate
upon
canvas
the
lineaments
of
the
president
,
and
secure
a
share
of
the
pesos
that
were
raining
upon
the
caterers
to
his
weaknesses
.
Keogh
had
set
his
price
at
ten
thousand
dollars
.
Artists
had
been
paid
more
for
portraits
.
He
and
White
were
to
share
the
expenses
of
the
trip
,
and
divide
the
possible
profits
.
Thus
he
laid
the
scheme
before
White
,
whom
he
had
known
in
the
West
before
one
declared
for
Art
and
the
other
became
a
Bedouin
.
Before
long
the
two
machinators
abandoned
the
rigour
of
the
bare
studio
for
a
snug
corner
of
a
café
.
There
they
sat
far
into
the
night
,
with
old
envelopes
and
Keogh
's
stub
of
blue
pencil
between
them
.
At
twelve
o'clock
White
doubled
up
in
his
chair
,
with
his
chin
on
his
fist
,
and
shut
his
eyes
at
the
unbeautiful
wall-paper
.
"
I
'll
go
you
,
Billy
,
"
he
said
,
in
the
quiet
tones
of
decision
.
"
I
've
got
two
or
three
hundred
saved
up
for
sausages
and
rent
;
and
I
'll
take
the
chance
with
you
.
Five
thousand
!
It
will
give
me
two
years
in
Paris
and
one
in
Italy
.
I
'll
begin
to
pack
tomorrow
.
"
"
You
'll
begin
in
ten
minutes
,
"
said
Keogh
.
"
It
's
tomorrow
now
.
The
Karlsefin
starts
back
at
four
P.M.
Come
on
to
your
painting
shop
,
and
I
'll
help
you
.
"
For
five
months
in
the
year
Coralio
is
the
Newport
of
Anchuria
.
Then
only
does
the
town
possess
life
.
From
November
to
March
it
is
practically
the
seat
of
government
.
The
president
with
his
official
family
sojourns
there
;
and
society
follows
him
.
The
pleasure-loving
people
make
the
season
one
long
holiday
of
amusement
and
rejoicing
.
Fiestas
,
balls
,
games
,
sea
bathing
,
processions
and
small
theatres
contribute
to
their
enjoyment
.
The
famous
Swiss
band
from
the
capital
plays
in
the
little
plaza
every
evening
,
while
the
fourteen
carriages
and
vehicles
in
the
town
circle
in
funereal
but
complacent
procession
.
Indians
from
the
interior
mountains
,
looking
like
prehistoric
stone
idols
,
come
down
to
peddle
their
handiwork
in
the
streets
.
The
people
throng
the
narrow
ways
,
a
chattering
,
happy
,
careless
stream
of
buoyant
humanity
.
Preposterous
children
rigged
out
with
the
shortest
of
ballet
skirts
and
gilt
wings
,
howl
,
underfoot
,
among
the
effervescent
crowds
.
Especially
is
the
arrival
of
the
presidential
party
,
at
the
opening
of
the
season
,
attended
with
pomp
,
show
and
patriotic
demonstrations
of
enthusiasm
and
delight
.
When
Keogh
and
White
reached
their
destination
,
on
the
return
trip
of
the
Karlsefin
,
the
gay
winter
season
was
well
begun
.
As
they
stepped
upon
the
beach
they
could
hear
the
band
playing
in
the
plaza
.
The
village
maidens
,
with
fireflies
already
fixed
in
their
dark
locks
,
were
gliding
,
barefoot
and
coy-eyed
,
along
the
paths
.
Dandies
in
white
linen
,
swinging
their
canes
,
were
beginning
their
seductive
strolls
.
The
air
was
full
of
human
essence
,
of
artificial
enticement
,
of
coquetry
,
indolence
,
pleasure
--
the
man-made
sense
of
existence
.
The
first
two
or
three
days
after
their
arrival
were
spent
in
preliminaries
.
Keogh
escorted
the
artist
about
town
,
introducing
him
to
the
little
circle
of
English-speaking
residents
and
pulling
whatever
wires
he
could
to
effect
the
spreading
of
White
's
fame
as
a
painter
.
And
then
Keogh
planned
a
more
spectacular
demonstration
of
the
idea
he
wished
to
keep
before
the
public
.
