... The Portrait of a Lady HENRY JAMES 1881 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2001 by Global Language Resources... ...ere are circum stances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do—the situation is in itself delightful. Those th... ...perhaps the chief source of one’s enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour. From five o’clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity; but ... ...d his cup in his hand; it was an unusually large cup, of a different pattern from the rest of the set and painted in brilliant colours. He disposed of... ...f one’s being too fond of pleasure.” “Daddy’s very fond of pleasure—of other people’s.” The old man shook his head. “I don’t pretend to have contribut... ... toilet table, with something that looked uncommonly like a bottle of eau de Cologne. She speaks delightfully of Pansy; says it’s a great happiness fo...

...reeable 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 delightful. Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implements of the little feast ha...

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...Eugene Pickering by Henry James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Eugene Pickering... ...s A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Eugene Pickering by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...NN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Eugene Pickering by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable ... ... me, and yet that I can’t place him.” The orchestra was playing the Prayer from Der Freischutz, but Weber’s lovely music only deepened the blank of me... ...now that I observed him at my leisure, the look of familiarity quite faded from his face. What had made us call his appearance odd was his great lengt... ...ently observed that she was trying to catch his eye. Though at Homburg, as people said, “one could never be sure,” I yet doubted whether this lady wer... ...e and there by a pale blue ribbon. I used to flatter myself on guessing at people’s nationality by their faces, and, as a rule, I guessed aright. This... ...later send for. There I learned that he had in- deed just telegraphed from Cologne for his luggage. To Cologne I immediately despatched a line of inqu... ... and we made for a while a feeble effort to discuss the picturesqueness of Cologne. At last he rose and stood a long time looking into the fire, while...