An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time.
一位艺术家来到展览馆，问馆长是否有兴趣展览自己的作品。

"I have good news and bad news," the owner replied.  "The good news is that a gentleman enquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings."
馆长说：“我有一个好消息和一个坏消息。好消息是一位绅士曾来询问有关你的作品，想知道你死后这些作品能否升值。我跟他说会的，之后他买了你所有的15幅画。”

"That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. "What's the bad news?"
艺术家惊叫道：“太棒啦，那么坏消息是什么？”

"He was your doctor."
“他是你的医生。”