I judge that it IS more or less so before you, from what you just now said of him." Her guest had his eyes on her, kindly but attentively, as if foreseeing what was to follow this.

"I don't think it will be for the money." And then as she seemed uncertain: "I mean I don't believe it will be for that he'll give her up." "Then he WILL give her up ?" Strether waited a moment, rather slow and deliberate now, drawing out a little this last soft stage, pleading with her in various suggestive and unspoken ways for patience and understanding.

"What were you just about to ask me ?" "Is there anything he can do that would make you patch it up ?" "With Mrs.Newsome ?" Her assent, as if she had had a delicacy about sounding the name, was only in her face; but she added with it: "Or is there anything he can do that would make HER try it ?" "To patch it up with me ?" His answer came at last in a conclusive headshake.

"There's nothing any one can do.

It's over.