THE PAINTER SHUDDERED IN SPITE OF HIMSELF. "DORIAN, IF I TOLD YOU, YOU MIGHT LIKE ME LESS THAN YOU DO, AND YOU WOULD CERTAINLY LAUGH AT ME. I COULD NOT BEAR YOUR DOING EITHER OF THOSE TWO THINGS. IF YOU WISH ME NEVER TO LOOK AT YOUR PICTURE AGAIN, I AM CONTENT. I HAVE ALWAYS YOU TO LOOK AT. IF YOU WISH THE BEST WORK I HAVE EVER DONE TO BE HIDDEN FROM THE WORLD, I AM SATISFIED.
YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS DEARER TO ME THAN ANY FAME OR REPUTATION."
