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...Excerpt: Chapter 1; Olive will come down in about ten minutes; she told me to tell you that. About ten; that is exactly like Olive. Neither five nor fifteen, and yet not ten exactly, but either nine or eleven. She didn?t tell me to say she was glad to see you, becau...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Book First Chapter 1 O live will come down in about ten minutes; she told me to tell you that. About ten; that is ex... ...very honest, is Olive Chancellor; she is full of rectitude. Nobody tells fibs in Boston; I don’t know what to make of them all. Well, I am very glad to... ...by a fair, plump, smiling woman who entered a narrow drawing room in which a visitor, kept waiting for a few moments, was already absorbed in a book. ... ..., she does really hope it. She is willing to risk that.’ ‘Just as I am?’ the visitor inquired, presenting himself with rather a work a day aspect. Mr... ...hink much about Europe, and that he had always supposed she was domiciled in New York. This last remark he made at a venture, for he had, naturally, n... ... much about Europe, and that he had always supposed she was domiciled in New York. This last remark he made at a venture, for he had, naturally, not d... ...s dishonesty, however, only exposed him the more. ‘If you thought I lived in New York, why in the world didn’t you come and see me?’ the lady inquired... ...shonesty, however, only exposed him the more. ‘If you thought I lived in New York, why in the world didn’t you come and see me?’ the lady inquired. ‘W... ...y visited the animals in the little zoological garden which forms one of the attractions of the Central Park; they observed the swans in the ornamenta...

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...Excerpt: Four years ago--in 1874--two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at midsummer, and, arriving in New York on the first day of August, were much struck with the fervid temperature of that city. Dise...

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... of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this documen... ... anyone associated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as... ... PART I F our years ago—in 1874—two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at... ... PART I F our years ago—in 1874—two young Englishmen had occasion to go to the United States. They crossed the ocean at mid... ...those huge high-hung coaches which convey passengers to the ho- tels, and with a great deal of bouncing and bumping, took their course through Broadwa... ...He has got a tremendously pretty wife.” It was natural that in the hour of tribulation Lord Lambeth and Mr. Percy Beaumont should have bethought them-... ... white jacket, who grinned familiarly when Lord Lambeth asked for Mr. Westgate. 9 Henry James “He ain’t at home, sah; he’s downtown at his o’fice.” “... ...please to say, ‘Hands off; too late for the market.’ But let’s see,” continued the American, in his slow, humorous voice, with a distinct- ness of utt... ...f yourself,” said the object of maternal and ducal solicitude. “Ah,” rejoined the young barrister, “I haven’t the ex- pectation of a hundred thousand ...

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...Excerpt: CHAPTER 1; Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not--some people of course never do--the situation is in itself deligh...

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... 483 CHAPTER 1 1 CHAPTER 1 U nder certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as a... ... dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circum stances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course nev... ...nanimity of this speech, for it was a secret neither for his son nor for his visitor that his own experiment in matrimony had not been a happy one. As... ...ny difference, upon my word! As for my being a good husband,” Mr. Touchett’s visitor pursued, “I’m not sure of that either. One can but try!” “Try as ... ...ick chatter. His master now had had time to follow and to see that Bunchie’s new friend was a tall girl in a black dress, who at first sight looked pre... ...er’s ill health. Meantime the two other gentlemen had also taken note of the new comer. “Dear me, who’s that strange woman?” Mr. Touchett had asked. “... ... come and see me.” “There? Where do you mean?” “In the United States: in New York and Albany and other American places.” “I’ve been there—all over, bu... ...eceived too often; I’ve ceased to form attachments, to permit myself to feel attractions. You mean to stay—to settle? That would be really comfortable... ...staken,” Isabel declared with a sort of ardent coldness. “You mean that your attractions were sufficient, without the gentleman having had to be lashed...

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Excerpt: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State U... ...nimity of this speech, for it was a secret neither for his son nor for his visitor that his own experiment in matrimony had not been a happy one. As h... ... difference, upon my word! As for my being a good husband,” Mr. Touchett’s visitor pursued, “I’m not sure of that either. One can but try!” “Try as mu... ...k chatter. His master now had had time to follow and to see that Bunchie’s new friend 30 The Portrait of a Lady was a tall girl in a black dress, who... ...’s ill-health. Meantime the two other gentlemen had also taken note of the new-comer. “Dear me, who’s that strange woman?” Mr. Touchett had asked. “Pe... ...ome and see me.” “There? Where do you mean?” “In the United States: in New York and Albany and other American places.” “I’ve been there—all over, but ... ...I’ve ceased to form 273 Henry James attachments, to permit myself to feel attractions. You mean to stay—to settle? That would be really comfort- able... ...aken,” Isabel declared with a sort of ardent coldness. “You mean that your attractions were sufficient, with- out the gentleman’s having had to be las...

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Excerpt: Washington Square by Henry James.

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Washington Square by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...uring the latter part of it, there flourished and practised in the city of New York a physi- cian who enjoyed perhaps an exceptional share of the cons... ...g the latter part of it, there flourished and practised in the city of New York a physi- cian who enjoyed perhaps an exceptional share of the consider... ...was at its height. He was very witty, and he passed in the best society of New York for a man of the world—which, in- deed, he was, in a very sufficie... ...poetry—what do they call it?— Excelsior!” Catherine bestowed on her junior visitor only just enough attention to feel that this was not the way Mr. Mo... ...m.” The Doctor, however, kept his reflexions to himself, and talked to his visitors about foreign lands, concerning which Morris offered him more info... ...Oh, I could never do that!” said Catherine, to whom this idea presented no attractions. Mrs. Penniman was in despair, and she noted, with ex- treme an... ...- self, and married a very different person, little Miss Sturtevant, whose attractions were obvious to the dullest comprehension. Catherine, at the ti...

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Excerpt: The Wings of the Dove by Henry James.

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Excerpt: A Little Tour in France by Henry James.

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...y James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION A Little Tour in France by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania State... ...least re-vealed by BaIzac, if by any one, and are now easily accessible to visitors. It is true, I met no visitors, or only one or two, whom it was pl... ...vantage, are in the vulgar taste which seems doomed to stamp itself on all new Catholic work; but there was never-theless a great sweetness in the sce... ...te, the happy proportions, the color of this beautiful front, to which the new feeling for a purely domestic architecture—an architecture of security ... ...stored more than enough, as I have said, by architects and decorators; the visitor, as he moves through its empty rooms, which are at once brilliant a... ... was built very much as the residence of Mr. Vanderbilt is regarded in New York to-day. It stands on the edge of the hill on 63 Henry James which mos... ... really more interesting,—a group of stunted savages who formed one of the attractions of the place, and were confined in a pen in the open air, with ... ...- ally more concentrated; but the school of medicine passed for one of the attractions of Montpellier. Long before Mentone was discovered or Colorado ...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. On a brilliant day in May, in the year 1868, a gentle man was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since been rem...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The American by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State University,... ...ard the cock crow without a yawn. But Raphael and Titian and Rubens were a new kind of arithmetic, and they inspired our friend, for the first time in... ...ple of months ago, something very curious happened to me. I had come on to New York on some important business; it was rather a long story—a question ... ...of months ago, something very curious happened to me. I had come on to New York on some important business; it was rather a long story—a question of g... ... rich in the modern conveniences, and Tristram lost no time in calling his visitor’s attention to their principal household treasures, the gas-lamps a... ...pted; a servant stepped out upon the balcony and announced that there were visitors in the drawing-room. When Newman’s host- ess had gone in to receiv... ...tablish- ment which called itself an American Agency, and at which the New York illustrated papers were also to be procured, and he had carried it abo... ...color, she is upon my honor, extremely entertaining.” “It’s a fine list of attractions,” said Newman; “they would serve as a police-detective’s descri...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Roderick Hudson by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State Universi... ...ly for the stroke of bedtime, Cecilia insisted on talk- ing more about her visitor than about herself. “What is it you mean to do in Europe?” she aske... ...owland spent his days at her side and felt before long as if he had made a new friend. All his impressions at this period were commented and interpret... ...uld arrange for him a meeting with the young sculptor. He was a fre- quent visitor, and as he had not called for some days it was likely he would come... ...well. It had the stamp of genius. Rowland envied the happy youth who, in a New England village, without aid or encourage- ment, without models or reso... ...ber of rather naif questions about the con- dition of the fine arts in New York and Boston. Cecilia, when he had gone, said that this was the wholesom... ...e with a truly refined American lady? The duchesses the other night had no attractions for my eyes; they looked coarse and sensual! It seemed to me th... ... tears, in despair, in dishabille!” Rowland reflected a moment, not on the attractions of Mrs. Light under the circumstances thus indicated by the Cav...

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...Excerpt: Volume I. Preface: Nothing is more easy than to state the subject of ?The Ambassadors,? which first appeared in twelve numbers of The North American Review (1903) and was published as a whole the same year. The situation involved is gathered up betimes, that is in the second chapter of Book Fifth, for the reader?s benefit, into as f...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. It was in the early days of April; Bernard Longueville had been spending the winter in Rome. He had travelled northward with the consciousness of several social duties that appealed to him from the further side of the Alps, but he w...

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