“ Be an old friend as much as you like; the more old friends she has the better, for she doesn’t get on very well with some of her new. ”
Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady (1881). copy citation
| Author | Henry James |
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| Source | The Portrait of a Lady |
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| Date | 1881 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2834/2834-h/2834-h.htm |
Context
“Rosier gazed into his hat; he wondered whether his hostess had been after all the right person to come to. “I don’t think I understand you. I’m an old friend of Mrs. Osmond, and I think she would like me to succeed.”
“Be an old friend as much as you like; the more old friends she has the better, for she doesn’t get on very well with some of her new. But don’t for the present try to make her take up the cudgels for you. Her husband may have other views, and, as a person who wishes her well, I advise you not to multiply points of difference between them.””
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