half-succumbed

Updated: May 7, 2025

One of these was, to begin with, that his guest had not more than half-succumbed to Mrs. Brookenham's attraction, if indeed he had by a fine originality not resisted it altogether. That in itself, for an observer deeply versed in this lady, was attaching and beguiling. Another indication was that he found himself, in spite of such a break in the chain, distinctly predisposed to Nanda.

Henry James - The Awkward Age