▁once . ▁The ▁only ▁voice ▁he ▁finds ▁he ▁cannot ▁ignore ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁art ▁critic ▁who ▁advis es ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁repeating ▁himself ▁and ▁was ting ▁his ▁g ifts . ▁After ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁pat rons ▁have ▁left ▁for ▁dinner , ▁Marie ▁speak s ▁to ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁image ▁in ▁the ▁painting , ▁worry ing ▁about ▁George . ▁When ▁he ▁arriv es ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁home , ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁about ▁her ▁mother , ▁attempting ▁to ▁pass ▁on ▁a ▁message ▁about ▁the ▁legacy ▁we ▁leave ▁behind ▁(" Children ▁and ▁Art "). ▁She ▁do zes ▁off ▁and ▁George , ▁alone ▁with ▁the ▁painting , ▁real izes ▁he ▁is ▁lack ing ▁connection . ▁ ▁We eks ▁later , ▁Marie ▁has ▁died ▁and ▁George ▁has ▁been ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁Ch rom ol ume ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁the ▁painting ▁dep ict s . ▁There ▁George ▁reve als ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁Dennis ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁turned ▁down ▁his ▁next ▁commission . ▁Fe eling ▁ad rift ▁and ▁uns ure , ▁George ▁reads ▁from ▁a ▁book ▁he ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁grand m other ▁– ▁the ▁same ▁one ▁D ot ▁used ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁read ▁– ▁and ▁p onders ▁the ▁similar ities ▁between ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁great - grand father ▁(" L ess on ▁# 8 "). ▁A ▁vision ▁of ▁D ot ▁appears ▁and ▁gre ets ▁George , ▁whom ▁she ▁addresses ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁the ▁George ▁she ▁knew . ▁He ▁conf ides ▁his ▁doub ts ▁to ▁her ▁and