41.   The rare exhibition has brought hundreds of people from all over the island to see the paintings for themselves.

42.   Yamamoto said he did not broker the deal and that he never saw the painting.

43.   Farmer, who said it was a question of morality, saw the paintings at the Dahlem museum here where they are on permanent show.

44.   The queen has yet to see the painting, which has gone on show at a gallery not far from her residence of Buckingham Palace.