00:00I'm sorry to bother you again, but I saw the police bring Mr. Robinson back and I wondered if he
00:06was all right.
00:07Everything's okay, Mrs. Mangold.
00:08Would you excuse me now? I've just framed your portrait and I'm running late.
00:13My portrait? Is this it?
00:14Yes. Well, I still haven't seen it.
00:17Yes, I know, but now that it's framed, it's time you did see it.
00:22Oh.
00:23Why don't you stand over there?
00:25Oh, this is really exciting.
00:30You'll never know how many times I've been dying to sneak a little look when you were painting it.
00:40What do you think?
00:43It's...
00:43It's hideous!
00:46But it's a painting, not a photograph.
00:48It's a monstrosity! I've never been so insulted in my life.
00:53No, artists are supposed to go beyond actual appearances.
00:58I've used artistic license because I wanted to capture your character the way I really see it.
01:03Artistic?
01:04I wonder, you dare use the word?
01:07And if that is how you see me, I suggest you get new glasses.
01:10And the sooner the better.
01:11Well, I dare say you were expecting a more conventional approach, but I wanted to try a new style.
01:17I did explain that to you in the beginning.
01:18If I had known that you were going to paint a caricature, I would never have agreed to sit for
01:25you.
01:25But I should have known better to trust someone in this house.
01:28It's absolute rubbish!
01:30Well, that's not what the judges said when William Dobell painted a portrait in just that style.
01:36They awarded him the Archibald Prize.
01:38Then that just shows how much they know about real art.
01:42Oh, why would you ever take this all so personally?
01:45You see, I've concentrated on depth and texture.
01:48And just a slight exaggeration, as I said, is there to capture your person behind the image.
01:55You've done that all right.
01:56What are you going to call it?
01:57Portrait of a gossip?
01:58No one asked for your opinion.
02:00I'm just joking.
02:01I think it's got great character.
02:03And there's something very, very regal about the way she's posed you.
02:08I think she's done you proud.
02:10She's gone real easy on the wrinkles.
02:12Naturally, it would appeal to the people in this house with their twisted senses of humour.
02:16Well, you're not going to make me the laughingstock of Ramsey Street, Mrs. Daniels.
02:21Under no circumstances will I allow this insult.
02:25To go on public display.
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