Leonardo da Vinci Head of Christ

Leonardo da Vinci Head of ChristJohn Singer Sargent A Dinner Table at NightLord Frederick Leighton Leighton Winding the SkeinWilliam Bouguereau Love Takes FlightWilliam Bouguereau Birth of Venus
Where to?’
‘To the back of the queue!’
‘But we’re wizards! Wizards never stand in line for anything!’
‘We’re honest merchants, remember?’ said the Chair. He glanced at the nearest click‑goers, who were giving them odd looks. ‘We’re honest merchants,’ he repeated loudly.
He nudged the Dean. ‘Go on,’ he hissed.
‘Go on what?’
‘suddenly surrounded by a desperately‑pushing crowd.
‘I say, there is a queue, you know,’ said the Hon­est Merchant in Recent Runes diffidently, as he was shoved aside.
The Dean grabbed the shoulder of a boy who was ferociously elbowing him aside.
‘What is going on, young man?’ he demanded.Go on and say something merchanty.’‘What sort of thing is that?’ said the Dean, mystified.‘Say something! Everyone’s looking at us!’‘Oh.’ The Dean’s face creased in panic, and then sal­vation dawned. ‘Lovely apples,’ he said. ‘Get them while they’re hot. They’re luvverly . . . Will this do?’‘I suppose so. Now let’s go to the end–‘There was a commotion at the other end of the street. People surged forward. The queue broke ranks and charged. The honest merchants were
‘They’re a‑coming!’ shouted the boy.