Embarrassments

by Henry James · language: en

EMBARRASSMENTS By Henry James 1896 Contents The Figure in the Carpet Glasses The Next Time The Way it Came THE FIGURE IN THE CARPET I I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it’s none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening George Corvick, breathless and worried, came in to ask me a service.

He had done more things than I, and earned more pence, though there were chances for cleverness I thought he sometimes missed.

I could only however that evening declare to him that he never missed one for kindness.

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