Sandra set her glass down. “Your next portrait is, once again, a woman. I saw pictures of her as you walked around that gallery. She has long blond hair but I was unable to recognize her face. It didn’t come clear to me...” “I’ve never, in the past, told anyone the identity of a current portrait assignment. In your case, just this once, I’m going to break my rule not to reveal the name.” “Is that wise?” “For this portrait I suspect I’ll need more help than usual. The subject is, indeed, a woman—a famous woman—but our research department has produced fewer background facts than usual. This woman is constantly in the news—mostly in the business and social sections of the papers—but nothing of a personal nature is ever printed about her. She refuses to give interviews, and photographs are

