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She wondered; then gravely, even exquisitely, as if to make the oddity also fit: "His own niece?" "Oh you must yourself find a name for the relation. His brother-in-law's sister. Mrs. Jim's sister-in-law." It seemed to have on Miss Gostrey a certain hardening effect. "And who in the world's Mrs. Jim?" "Chad's sister who was Sarah Newsome. She's married didn't I mention it? to Jim Pocock."
This latter motion had been determined by an enquiry from him about "Jeanne"; to which her mother had replied that she was probably still in the house with Miss Gostrey, to whom she had lately committed her.
It took no account whatever of the impression I was here on the spot immediately to begin to receive from him impressions of which I feel sure I'm far from having had the last." Miss Gostrey had a smile of the most genial criticism. "So your idea is more or less to stay out of curiosity?" "Call it what you like! I don't care what it's called " "So long as you do stay? Certainly not then.
These ships, to the historic muse, may seem of course mere cockles, but when he presently spoke to Miss Gostrey it was with the sense at least of applying the torch. "Is it then a conspiracy?" "Between the two young men? Well, I don't pretend to be a seer or a prophetess," she presently replied; "but if I'm simply a woman of sense he's working for you to-night.
"Waymarsh has been, 'unbeknown' to me, I'm convinced" for Miss Gostrey had enquired "in communication with Woollett: the consequence of which was, last night, the loudest possible call for me." "Do you mean a letter to bring you home?" "No a cable, which I have at this moment in my pocket: a 'Come back by the first ship."
"Well, as we say, it's struggling up, breaking out, asserting itself as it can. We can be on the side, you see, of his straightness. We can help him. But he has made out," said Miss Gostrey, "that you'll do." "Do for what?" "Why, for THEM for ces dames. He has watched you, studied you, liked you and recognised that THEY must.
It would doubtless be difficult to-day, as between French and English, to name her and place her; she would certainly show, on knowledge, Miss Gostrey felt, as one of those convenient types who don't keep you explaining minds with doors as numerous as the many-tongued cluster of confessionals at Saint Peter's. You might confess to her with confidence in Roumelian, and even Roumelian sins.
"Well, I'm wondering what she WILL with an opportunity make." "What do you call," Strether asked, "an opportunity? My going to see her?" "Ah you must go to see her" Miss Gostrey was a trifle evasive. "You can't not do that. You'd have gone to see the other woman. I mean if there had been one a different sort. It's what you came out for." It might be; but Strether distinguished.
Every one, according to this, knew Miss Gostrey: how came it Chad didn't know her? The difficulty, the impossibility, was really to escape it; Strether put on him, by what he took for granted, the burden of proof of the contrary.
Jim hugely enhances. Jim was made to enhance. And then Mr. Waymarsh. It's the crowning touch it supplies the colour. He's positively separated." "And she herself unfortunately isn't that supplies the colour too." Miss Gostrey was all there. But somehow ! "Is HE in love?" Strether looked at her a long time; then looked all about the room; then came a little nearer.
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