MW TEXAS AUTHORS – Tomas Rivera - The Portrait | Page 5

you think you can make it like that, make it 24
“All right.”
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look like he’s alive?”
“Don’t you worry about the picture.”
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“Sure, we can. You know, we’ve done a
And that was how they spent the entire
lot of them in soldier’s uniforms and shaped
day, going house to house, street by street,
it, like you see in this sample, with inlays.
their suitcases stuffed with pictures. As it
Why, it’s more than just a portrait. Sure. You
turned out, a whole lot of people had
just tell me what size you want and whether
ordered enlargements of that kind.
you want a round or square frame. What do 27
“They should be delivering those portraits
you say? How should I write it down?”
soon, don’t you think?”
“What do you say, vieja, should we have 28
“I think so, it’s delicate work and takes
it done like this one?”
more time. That’s some fine work those
“Well, I’ve already
people do. Did you see
told you what I think. I
how real those pict