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प्रश्न
Describe the activity that was going on in the sale-room at King Street.
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उत्तर
Christie's Auction house was full. The auction house was selling Barbizon pictures and getting tremendous sums for each. Some were sold for two thousand and some for three thousand pounds. It was surprising to observe that all the sold items were a few things like forest scenes, pools in the evening, shepherdesses, and the regular subjects.
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