human
Are we _dreaming_ this?
gpt
Thank Heaven we're not! the husband answered.
human
The two paintings are on wood, you see. So was the missing one. Someone has simply unfastened it from the frame, and trusted to this being a dark, out-of-the-way corner, not to have the theft noticed for hours or maybe days. By all that's wonderful, here's _another_ insurance haul for me! What about the jade Buddha in the Chinese room?