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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lesson of the Master by Henry James: "Oh I don't mean for saying that," said Paul Overt. "I liked him
from the moment he began to be kind to me. Then he promised me
this privilege."
"It isn't for you he means it - it's for me. If you flatter
yourself that he thinks of anything in life but me you'll find
you're mistaken. He introduces every one. He thinks me
insatiable."
"You speak just like him," laughed our youth.
"Ah but sometimes I want to" - and the girl coloured. "I don't
read everything - I read very little. But I HAVE read you."
"Suppose we go into the gallery," said Paul Overt. She pleased him
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