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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: "What would it be?"
"Everything she wishes. If I get hold of a woman that comes
up to my standard, I shall think nothing too good for her.
I have been a long time looking, and I find such women are rare.
To combine the qualities I require seems to be difficult,
but when the difficulty is vanquished it deserves a reward.
My wife shall have a good position, and I'm not afraid to say
that I shall be a good husband."
"And these qualities that you require--what are they?"
"Goodness, beauty, intelligence, a fine education, personal elegance--
everything, in a word, that makes a splendid woman."
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