[Marius laughs softly at G's description of the Dominican friar.] I wouldn't know about Savonarola's private life, I've always found the religious yearning for suffering intolerable, but I do know there was more to Botticelli's change in tone than just one loud priest. The moralistic crusade in Florence took its toll on Sandro. He was feeling it even when I visited him, when he was still working on his piece about the birth of Venus.

[A nod and an appraising look at G.] I wouldn't begin to guess. I could probably read your mind and find out. I know I had that reputation even back in Venice. But...that would be rude. I thought you were mortal, but you obviously aren't. [And neither is Marius.]