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The Portrait of a Lady

By: Henry James

... The Portrait of a Lady HENRY JAMES 1881 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2001 by Global Language Resources... ... her cousin amused himself with calling her “Columbia” and accusing her of a patriotism so heated that it scorched. He drew a caricature of her in whi... ...at means he’s a little of everything and not much of any. I must say I think patriotism is like charity—it begins at home.” “Ah, but where does home b... ... of her. But she suggests it; she vividly figures it.” “You like her then for patriotic reasons. I’m afraid it is on those very grounds I object to her... ... complexion and a full cheek, had a more discriminating manner than her col league, as well as the responsibility of their errand, which apparently r...

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