The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an old house, a strange tale should essentially be . . .
Henry JamesPeople can be in general pretty well trusted, of course--with the clock of their freedom ticking as loud as it seems to do here--to keep an eye on the fleeting hour.
Henry JamesThree things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
Henry JamesShe is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliancy!
Henry James