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At the far end of the room, high on the wall, the oil painting of the smiling guy has changed. A face is there, wide-brimmed hat, yes. But beneath that hat is a visage to scare the Rough Riders right out of their saddles.

Under the hat is a kind of mask covering three-quarters of where the face should be. Just showing half of a crooked gash of a mouth. And behind the mask, two eyes boring into me like drills. I let out a yell and turn around pointing up at the picture on the wall. “Who the hell’s that?” I yell.

The Laughing Cavalier by Frans Hals,” says Darius. “Not the original, I fear, which is in London, but a very fine copy.”

And sure enough, the laughing guy is back, mustache, lace and all. But I am not crazy, I know what I saw. […]
I tell you guys, I am not crazy and I was not drunk. I really saw that face in the wall. Hey, you are drinking with the only guy in New York who ever actually saw the Phantom of Manhattan.”


Charles "Cholly" Bloom, Frederick Forsyth’s “The Phantom of Manhattan”, Chapter 4


I don't think that this scene should be capable of producing quite as much outrage as the previous one, but then again, maybe one of you just really hates Cholly. :shrug:

In case anyone's interested, here's the original "Laughing Cavalier" that Erik was 'impersonating': [link]

Acrylic on Bristol board, 5 1/2 x 7 inches

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:iconmorleigh13:
You know, with only a few different phrasings, PoM could have been a comedy. Wait... maybe it was.

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this is a really good painting...you always do so well...
and the book sounds more and more intriguing... :lol:

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scéal lámh
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Thank you, Prim! :)

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