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1、ThePortraitofaLadyHenryJamesThiseBookwasdesignedandpublishedbyPlanetPDF.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetpdf.com/.TohearaboutourlatestreleasessubscribetothePlanetPDFNewsletter.ThePortraitofaLadyChapter1Undercertaincircumstancestherearefewhoursinlifemoreagreeablethanthehourded
2、icatedtotheceremonyknownasafternoontea.Therearecircumstancesinwhich,whetheryoupartakeoftheteaornot—somepeopleofcourseneverdo—thesituationisinitselfdelightful.ThosethatIhaveinmindinbeginningtounfoldthissimplehistoryofferedanadmirablesettingtoaninnocentpastime.Theimplementsofthelittlefeasthadbee
3、ndisposeduponthelawnofanoldEnglishcountry-house,inwhatIshouldcalltheperfectmiddleofasplendidsummerafternoon.Partoftheafternoonhadwaned,butmuchofitwasleft,andwhatwasleftwasofthefinestandrarestquality.Realduskwouldnotarriveformanyhours;butthefloodofsummerlighthadbeguntoebb,theairhadgrownmellow,t
4、heshadowswerelonguponthesmooth,denseturf.Theylengthenedslowly,however,andthesceneexpressedthatsenseofleisurestilltocomewhichisperhapsthechiefsourceofone’senjoymentofsuchasceneatsuchanhour.Fromfiveo’clocktoeightisoncertainoccasionsalittleeternity;butonsuchanoccasionasthistheintervalcouldbeonlya
5、neternityofpleasure.Thepersonsconcernedinitwere2of1056ThePortraitofaLadytakingtheirpleasurequietly,andtheywerenotofthesexwhichissupposedtofurnishtheregularvotariesoftheceremonyIhavementioned.Theshadowsontheperfectlawnwerestraightandangular;theyweretheshadowsofanoldmansittinginadeepwicker-chair
6、nearthelowtableonwhichtheteahadbeenserved,andoftwoyoungermenstrollingtoandfro,indesultorytalk,infrontofhim.Theoldmanhadhiscupinhishand;itwasanunusuallylargecup,ofadifferentpatternfromtherestofthesetandpaintedinbrilliantcolours.Hedisposedofitscontentswithmuchcircumspection,holdingitforalongtime
7、closetohischin,withhisfaceturnedtothehouse.Hiscompanionshadeitherfinishedtheirteaorwereindifferenttotheirprivilege;theysmokedcigarettesastheycontinuedtostroll.Oneofthem,fromtimetotime,ashepassed,lookedwithacertainattentionattheelderman,
