Tragic Muse
章节目录
共 108 题- THE TRAGIC MUSE
- HENRY JAMES
- MacMillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London
- PREFACE
- HENRY JAMES.
- BOOK FIRST
- Nick just hesitated. "I was speaking for Biddy."
- II
- III
- Lady Agnes was silent a space. "There's no one like your father."
- Lady Agnes faltered. "He's so very odd when he's abroad!"
- Sherringham stared. "Aren't the things good? I had an idea----!"
- IV
- VI
- Julia calmly considered. "I don't do it badly."
- BOOK SECOND
- VII
- Miriam Rooth stared as if she didn't understand. "I know some poetry."
- VIII
- IX
- Nick laughed out. "And what do you do with that?"
- XI
- She looked at him a moment. "I'm glad you think I'm so wonderful."
- XII
- BOOK THIRD
- XIII
- Nick considered. "I've everything to do."
- He waited an instant. "Do you mean propose to her?"
- XIV
- XV
- She had a pause. "From everything!"
- Julia pulled up again. "That's odious! You _have_--you must."
- She hesitated. "You may go; I won't, please."
- XVI
- XVII
- Mr. Carteret shone with his candour. "Doesn't she love you then?"
- BOOK FOURTH
- XVIII
- XIX
- The old woman shrugged her shoulders. "He wouldn't know."
- XX
- Her friend hesitated. "She receives a great many people."
- XXI
- Sherringham rose in his emotion. "I 'offer' you--?"
- BOOK FIFTH
- XXII
- She hesitated an instant; then she returned; "I knew you hated it!"
- XXIII
- He glanced round with a heightened colour. "They're pretty bad, eh?"
- XXIV
- Nash had a grave pause. "And are you now?"
- XXV
- She looked round the walls. "I see what you've done--_bien des choses_."
- She had a pause. "How do you know he hasn't come?"
- XXVI
- XXVII
- Julia had a pause. "Was I very rude?"
- This but made her say after a moment: "Are you afraid of your mother?"
- He wondered. "Why did you do that?"
- XXVIII
- XXIX
- He had a pause. "And you, Biddy?"
- Biddy just considered. "I don't think mamma knows it."
- But this he didn't heed. "Would you give a good man up for 'art'?"
- Peter wondered. "He's going to chuck up his seat?"
- Peter stared. "I thought you hadn't seen her."
- XXX
- XXXI
- BOOK SIX
- XXXII
- XXXIII
- XXXIV
- XXXV
- Nick stopped in his walk, staring. "Ah, what a bore!"
- XXXVI
- Peter wondered. "Do you mean her friend Dashwood?"
- Peter watched himself. "Does she like him as much as that?"
- XXXVII
- XXXVIII
- XXXIX
- XL
- XLI
- BOOK SEVENTH
- XLII
- Peter had a pause. "Why do you call me magnanimous?"
- His companion waited impartially to hear. "And that would be--?"
- Nick looked slightly mystified. "Why shouldn't she do as she likes?"
- XLIII
- The girl hesitated, then turned to Nick. "Would there be any harm?"
- Biddy walked along a moment. "Is she serious? Is she conscientious?"
- He weighed it. "Yes, there's another art in which she's not bad."
- XLIV
- XLV
- Nick showed his interest. "For you? What then have you proposed?"
- Nick's stare widened. "You've proposed through _him_?"
- XLVI
- She seemed to wonder. "What sort of things?"
- BOOK EIGHTH
- XLVII
- XLVIII
- She wondered--as with the interest of that. "Do you mean he's jealous?"
- He wondered. "Why you've made me the most profuse offers and promises."
- XLIX
- She had an almost hopeful stare. "Is he beautifully dead?"
- Nick stared, not caring that he had blushed. "Is she serious?"
- Miriam now just gloomed. "Do you mean Mrs. Dallow?"
- LI
- Nick seemed to falter. "He's walking the streets."