[The American by Henry James]@TWC D-Link bookThe American CHAPTER XIV 28/32
And then the old lady and her son.
And then every one among her friends whom I have met at her house or elsewhere, every one who has shown me the minimum of politeness, every duke of them and his wife.
And then all my friends, without exception: Miss Kitty Upjohn, Miss Dora Finch, General Packard, C.P Hatch, and all the rest. And every one shall know what it is about, that is, to celebrate my engagement to the Countess de Cintre.
What do you think of the idea ?" "I think it is odious!" said Mrs.Tristram.And then in a moment: "I think it is delicious!" The very next evening Newman repaired to Madame de Bellegarde's salon. where he found her surrounded by her children, and invited her to honor his poor dwelling by her presence on a certain evening a fortnight distant. The marquise stared a moment.
"My dear sir," she cried, "what do you want to do to me ?" "To make you acquainted with a few people, and then to place you in a very easy chair and ask you to listen to Madame Frezzolini's singing." "You mean to give a concert ?" "Something of that sort." "And to have a crowd of people ?" "All my friends, and I hope some of yours and your daughter's.
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