QUOTE : She only modelled for him once,' Max said stubbornly, leaning the canvases back against the wall and replacing the sheet. <br />'Once, twice or umpteen times, it's proof she knew Spataro... how shall we put it?... on terms a man who loved her might resent.'<br />'There are lots of artists in Montparnasse, Appelby, and lots of artists' models.'<br />'I wouldn't like it. And I bet Sir Henry didn't like it either.'<br />'There was nothing between Corinne and Spataro.'<br />'That's the problem, isn't it?' Appelby pointed with the stem of his pipe at the shrouded paintings. 'There may have been *literally* nothing between them.