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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: a sense possibly morbidly acute--conspicuous by their absence.
"I don't want to express myself in a manner that you dislike,"
said Bessie Alden; "but I don't know why you should have so many
theories about Lord Lambeth's poor mother. You know a great many
young men in New York without knowing their mothers."
Mrs. Westgate looked at her sister and then turned away.
"My dear Bessie, you are superb!" she said.
"One thing is certain," the young girl continued.
"If I believed I were a cause of annoyance--however unwitting--
to Lord Lambeth's family, I should insist--"
"Insist upon my leaving England," said Mrs. Westgate.
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