“ sometimes an actress, an artist, a great performer—but only when they’re not monsters ”
Henry James, The Ambassadors (1903). copy citation
| Author | Henry James |
|---|---|
| Source | The Ambassadors |
| Topic | monster artist |
| Date | 1903 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/432/432-h/432-h.htm |
Context
“There are always artists—he’s beautiful and inimitable to the cher confrère; and then gros bonnets of many kinds—ambassadors, cabinet ministers, bankers, generals, what do I know? even Jews. Above all always some awfully nice women—and not too many; sometimes an actress, an artist, a great performer—but only when they’re not monsters; and in particular the right femmes du monde. You can fancy his history on that side—I believe it’s fabulous: they never give him up. Yet he keeps them down: no one knows how he manages; it’s too beautiful and bland.”
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