Conversation 25 - Excerpt

Alf: …Can I see your Turner print, though?

Betty: Oh. Yes, sure. I’ve got it right, um…here.

A: Wow.

B: Isn’t that great? Look at that light!

A: It’s so Italianate- the pastoral atmosphere is so thick you could cut it with a knife! Turner’s so modern, isn’t he? All colour and mood, and almost no form, except for these wispy trees here. Truly amazing! There’s every imaginable shade of gold in there, isn’t there?

B: Can you believe this was painted before the middle of the 19th century?

A: Really, eh? Are you going to eat the rest of that salad?

B: No, you can have it. Here. Are you going to stay here and finish your presentation?

A: Yeah. We’ve still got over an hour before class.