Book	O
First	O
I	O
Strether	O
's	O
first	O
question	EVENT
,	O
when	O
he	O
reached	EVENT
the	O
hotel	O
,	O
was	O
about	O
his	O
friend	O
;	O
yet	O
on	O
his	O
learning	EVENT
that	O
Waymarsh	O
was	O
apparently	O
not	O
to	O
arrive	O
till	O
evening	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
wholly	O
disconcerted	O
.	O

A	O
telegram	O
from	O
him	O
bespeaking	O
a	O
room	O
"	O
only	O
if	O
not	O
noisy	O
,	O
"	O
reply	O
paid	EVENT
,	O
was	O
produced	EVENT
for	O
the	O
enquirer	O
at	O
the	O
office	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
understanding	O
they	O
should	O
meet	O
at	O
Chester	O
rather	O
than	O
at	O
Liverpool	O
remained	O
to	O
that	O
extent	O
sound	O
.	O

The	O
same	O
secret	O
principle	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
had	O
prompted	EVENT
Strether	O
not	O
absolutely	O
to	O
desire	O
Waymarsh	O
's	O
presence	O
at	O
the	O
dock	O
,	O
that	O
had	O
led	O
him	O
thus	O
to	O
postpone	EVENT
for	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
his	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
now	O
operated	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
feel	EVENT
he	O
could	O
still	O
wait	O
without	O
disappointment	O
.	O

They	O
would	O
dine	O
together	O
at	O
the	O
worst	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
respect	O
to	O
dear	O
old	O
Waymarsh	O
--	O
if	O
not	O
even	O
,	O
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
to	O
himself	O
--	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
fear	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
they	O
should	O
n't	O
see	O
enough	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
.	O

The	O
principle	O
I	O
have	O
just	O
mentioned	O
as	O
operating	O
had	O
been	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
newly	O
disembarked	EVENT
of	O
the	O
two	O
men	O
,	O
wholly	O
instinctive	O
--	O
the	O
fruit	O
of	O
a	O
sharp	O
sense	EVENT
that	O
,	O
delightful	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
find	O
himself	O
looking	O
,	O
after	O
so	O
much	O
separation	O
,	O
into	O
his	O
comrade	O
's	O
face	O
,	O
his	O
business	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
trifle	O
bungled	O
should	O
he	O
simply	O
arrange	O
for	O
this	O
countenance	O
to	O
present	O
itself	O
to	O
the	O
nearing	EVENT
steamer	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
note	EVENT
,	O
"	O
of	O
Europe	O
.	O

Mixed	O
with	O
everything	O
was	O
the	O
apprehension	O
,	O
already	O
,	O
on	O
Strether	O
's	O
part	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
,	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
throughout	O
,	O
prove	O
the	O
note	EVENT
of	O
Europe	O
in	O
quite	O
a	O
sufficient	O
degree	O
.	O

That	O
note	EVENT
had	O
been	O
meanwhile	O
--	O
since	O
the	O
previous	O
afternoon	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
this	O
happier	O
device	O
--	O
such	O
a	O
consciousness	O
of	O
personal	O
freedom	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
n't	O
known	O
for	O
years	O
;	O
such	O
a	O
deep	O
taste	EVENT
of	O
change	O
and	O
of	O
having	O
above	O
all	O
for	O
the	O
moment	O
nobody	O
and	O
nothing	O
to	O
consider	O
,	O
as	O
promised	O
already	O
,	O
if	O
headlong	O
hope	O
were	O
not	O
too	O
foolish	O
,	O
to	O
colour	O
his	O
adventure	EVENT
with	O
cool	O
success	O
.	O

There	O
were	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
ship	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
had	O
easily	O
consorted	EVENT
--	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
ease	O
could	O
up	O
to	O
now	O
be	O
imputed	O
to	O
him	O
--	O
and	O
who	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
plunged	EVENT
straight	O
into	O
the	O
current	O
that	O
set	O
from	O
the	O
landing-stage	O
to	O
London	O
;	O
there	O
were	O
others	O
who	O
had	O
invited	EVENT
him	O
to	O
a	O
tryst	O
at	O
the	O
inn	O
and	O
had	O
even	O
invoked	EVENT
his	O
aid	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
look	O
round	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
beauties	O
of	O
Liverpool	O
;	O
but	O
he	O
had	O
stolen	EVENT
away	O
from	O
every	O
one	O
alike	O
,	O
had	O
kept	O
no	O
appointment	O
and	O
renewed	O
no	O
acquaintance	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
indifferently	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
persons	O
who	O
esteemed	O
themselves	O
fortunate	O
in	O
being	O
,	O
unlike	O
himself	O
,	O
"	O
met	EVENT
,	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
even	O
independently	O
,	O
unsociably	O
,	O
alone	O
,	O
without	O
encounter	O
or	O
relapse	O
and	O
by	O
mere	O
quiet	O
evasion	EVENT
,	O
given	EVENT
his	O
afternoon	O
and	O
evening	O
to	O
the	O
immediate	O
and	O
the	O
sensible	O
.	O

They	O
formed	O
a	O
qualified	O
draught	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
an	O
afternoon	O
and	O
an	O
evening	O
on	O
the	O
banks	O
of	O
the	O
Mersey	O
,	O
but	O
such	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
he	O
took	O
his	O
potion	O
at	O
least	O
undiluted	O
.	O

He	O
winced	EVENT
a	O
little	O
,	O
truly	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
thought	EVENT
that	O
Waymarsh	O
might	O
be	O
already	O
at	O
Chester	O
;	O
he	O
reflected	EVENT
that	O
,	O
should	O
he	O
have	O
to	O
describe	O
himself	O
there	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
got	O
in	O
"	O
so	O
early	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
interval	O
look	O
particularly	O
eager	O
;	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
like	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
,	O
elatedly	O
finding	O
in	O
his	O
pocket	O
more	O
money	O
than	O
usual	O
,	O
handles	O
it	O
a	O
while	O
and	O
idly	O
and	O
pleasantly	O
chinks	O
it	O
before	O
addressing	O
himself	O
to	O
the	O
business	O
of	O
spending	O
.	O

That	O
he	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
be	O
vague	O
to	O
Waymarsh	O
about	O
the	O
hour	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
touching	EVENT
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
both	O
wanted	O
extremely	O
to	O
see	O
him	O
and	O
enjoyed	EVENT
extremely	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
delay	EVENT
--	O
these	O
things	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
conceived	O
,	O
were	O
early	O
signs	O
in	O
him	O
that	O
his	O
relation	O
to	O
his	O
actual	O
errand	O
might	O
prove	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
simplest	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
burdened	O
,	O
poor	O
Strether	O
--	O
it	O
had	O
better	O
be	O
confessed	O
at	O
the	O
outset	O
--	O
with	O
the	O
oddity	O
of	O
a	O
double	O
consciousness	O
.	O

There	O
was	O
detachment	O
in	O
his	O
zeal	O
and	O
curiosity	O
in	O
his	O
indifference	O
.	O

After	O
the	O
young	O
woman	O
in	O
the	O
glass	O
cage	O
had	O
held	EVENT
up	O
to	O
him	O
across	O
her	O
counter	O
the	O
pale-pink	O
leaflet	O
bearing	O
his	O
friend	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
neatly	O
pronounced	EVENT
,	O
he	O
turned	EVENT
away	O
to	O
find	O
himself	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
hall	O
,	O
facing	EVENT
a	O
lady	O
who	O
met	EVENT
his	O
eyes	O
as	O
with	O
an	O
intention	O
suddenly	O
determined	O
,	O
and	O
whose	O
features	O
--	O
not	O
freshly	O
young	O
,	O
not	O
markedly	O
fine	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
happy	O
terms	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
--	O
came	EVENT
back	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
from	O
a	O
recent	O
vision	O
.	O

For	O
a	O
moment	O
they	O
stood	O
confronted	EVENT
;	O
then	O
the	O
moment	O
placed	EVENT
her	O
:	O
he	O
had	O
noticed	EVENT
her	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
,	O
noticed	EVENT
her	O
at	O
his	O
previous	O
inn	O
,	O
where	O
--	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
hall	O
--	O
she	O
had	O
been	O
briefly	O
engaged	EVENT
with	O
some	O
people	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
ship	O
's	O
company	O
.	O

Nothing	O
had	O
actually	O
passed	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
would	O
as	O
little	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
say	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
sign	O
of	O
her	O
face	O
for	O
him	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
occasion	O
as	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
ground	O
of	O
his	O
present	O
recognition	EVENT
.	O

Recognition	EVENT
at	O
any	O
rate	O
appeared	O
to	O
prevail	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
side	O
as	O
well	O
--	O
which	O
would	O
only	O
have	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
mystery	O
.	O

All	O
she	O
now	O
began	O
by	O
saying	EVENT
to	O
him	O
nevertheless	O
was	O
that	O
,	O
having	O
chanced	O
to	O
catch	EVENT
his	O
enquiry	EVENT
,	O
she	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
ask	EVENT
,	O
by	O
his	O
leave	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
possibly	O
a	O
question	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Waymarsh	O
of	O
Milrose	O
Connecticut	O
--	O
Mr.	O
Waymarsh	O
the	O
American	O
lawyer	O
.	O

"	O
Oh	O
yes	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
replied	EVENT
,	O
"	O
my	O
very	O
well-known	O
friend	O
.	O

He	O
's	O
to	O
meet	O
me	O
here	O
,	O
coming	EVENT
up	O
from	O
Malvern	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
supposed	EVENT
he	O
'd	O
already	O
have	O
arrived	O
.	O

But	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
come	O
till	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
relieved	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
kept	O
him	O
.	O

Do	O
you	O
know	O
him	O
?	O
"	O

Strether	O
wound	EVENT
up	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
n't	O
till	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
spoken	EVENT
that	O
he	O
became	O
aware	EVENT
of	O
how	O
much	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
him	O
of	O
response	O
;	O
when	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
rejoinder	EVENT
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
play	EVENT
of	O
something	O
more	O
in	O
her	O
face	O
--	O
something	O
more	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
than	O
its	O
apparently	O
usual	O
restless	O
light	O
--	O
seemed	O
to	O
notify	O
him	O
.	O

"	O
I	O
've	O
met	EVENT
him	O
at	O
Milrose	O
--	O
where	O
I	O
used	O
sometimes	O
,	O
a	O
good	O
while	O
ago	O
,	O
to	O
stay	O
;	O
I	O
had	O
friends	O
there	O
who	O
were	O
friends	O
of	O
his	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
've	O
been	EVENT
at	O
his	O
house	O
.	O

I	O
wo	O
n't	O
answer	O
for	O
it	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
know	O
me	O
,	O
"	O
Strether	O
's	O
new	O
acquaintance	O
pursued	EVENT
;	O
"	O
but	O
I	O
should	O
be	O
delighted	O
to	O
see	O
him	O
.	O

Perhaps	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
added	EVENT
,	O
"	O
I	O
shall	O
--	O
for	O
I	O
'm	O
staying	O
over	O
.	O
"	O

She	O
paused	EVENT
while	O
our	O
friend	O
took	EVENT
in	O
these	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
as	O
if	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
of	O
talk	O
had	O
already	O
passed	O
.	O

They	O
even	O
vaguely	O
smiled	EVENT
at	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
Strether	O
presently	O
observed	EVENT
that	O
Mr.	O
Waymarsh	O
would	O
,	O
no	O
doubt	O
,	O
be	O
easily	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O

This	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
appeared	O
to	O
affect	O
the	O
lady	O
as	O
if	O
she	O
might	O
have	O
advanced	O
too	O
far	O
.	O

She	O
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
no	O
reserves	O
about	O
anything	O
.	O

"	O
Oh	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
said	EVENT
,	O
"	O
he	O
wo	O
n't	O
care	O
!	O
"	O

--	O
and	O
she	O
immediately	O
thereupon	O
remarked	EVENT
that	O
she	O
believed	O
Strether	O
knew	O
the	O
Munsters	O
;	O
the	O
Munsters	O
being	O
the	O
people	O
he	O
had	O
seen	EVENT
her	O
with	O
at	O
Liverpool	O
.	O

But	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
,	O
it	O
happened	O
,	O
know	O
the	O
Munsters	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
case	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
lift	O
;	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
left	O
together	O
as	O
if	O
over	O
the	O
mere	O
laid	O
table	O
of	O
conversation	O
.	O

Her	O
qualification	EVENT
of	O
the	O
mentioned	EVENT
connexion	O
had	O
rather	O
removed	EVENT
than	O
placed	O
a	O
dish	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
seemed	O
nothing	O
else	O
to	O
serve	O
.	O

Their	O
attitude	O
remained	O
,	O
none	O
the	O
less	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
not	O
forsaking	O
the	O
board	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
effect	EVENT
of	O
this	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
having	O
accepted	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
an	O
absence	O
of	O
preliminaries	O
practically	O
complete	O
.	O

They	O
moved	EVENT
along	O
the	O
hall	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
Strether	O
's	O
companion	O
threw	EVENT
off	O
that	O
the	O
hotel	O
had	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
garden	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
aware	O
by	O
this	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
strange	O
inconsequence	O
:	O
he	O
had	O
shirked	EVENT
the	O
intimacies	O
of	O
the	O
steamer	O
and	O
had	O
muffled	EVENT
the	O
shock	EVENT
of	O
Waymarsh	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
himself	O
forsaken	EVENT
,	O
in	O
this	O
sudden	O
case	EVENT
,	O
both	O
of	O
avoidance	O
and	O
of	O
caution	O
.	O

He	O
passed	EVENT
,	O
under	O
this	O
unsought	O
protection	EVENT
and	O
before	O
he	O
had	O
so	O
much	O
as	O
gone	O
up	O
to	O
his	O
room	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
garden	O
of	O
the	O
hotel	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
ten	O
minutes	O
had	O
agreed	EVENT
to	O
meet	O
there	O
again	O
,	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
he	O
should	O
have	O
made	O
himself	O
tidy	O
,	O
the	O
dispenser	O
of	O
such	O
good	O
assurances	O
.	O

He	O
wanted	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
would	O
forthwith	O
look	O
together	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
almost	O
as	O
if	O
she	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
possession	O
and	O
received	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
.	O

Her	O
acquaintance	O
with	O
the	O
place	O
presented	EVENT
her	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
as	O
a	O
hostess	O
,	O
and	O
Strether	O
had	O
a	O
rueful	O
glance	EVENT
for	O
the	O
lady	O
in	O
the	O
glass	O
cage	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
as	O
if	O
this	O
personage	O
had	O
seen	O
herself	O
instantly	O
superseded	O
.	O

When	O
in	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
an	O
hour	O
he	O
came	EVENT
down	O
,	O
what	O
his	O
hostess	O
saw	EVENT
,	O
what	O
she	O
might	O
have	O
taken	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
vision	O
kindly	O
adjusted	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
lean	O
,	O
the	O
slightly	O
loose	O
figure	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
the	O
middle	O
height	O
and	O
something	O
more	O
perhaps	O
than	O
the	O
middle	O
age	O
--	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
five-and-fifty	O
,	O
whose	O
most	O
immediate	O
signs	O
were	O
a	O
marked	O
bloodless	O
brownness	O
of	O
face	O
,	O
a	O
thick	O
dark	O
moustache	O
,	O
of	O
characteristically	O
American	O
cut	O
,	O
growing	O
strong	O
and	O
falling	O
low	O
,	O
a	O
head	O
of	O
hair	O
still	O
abundant	O
but	O
irregularly	O
streaked	O
with	O
grey	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
nose	O
of	O
bold	O
free	O
prominence	O
,	O
the	O
even	O
line	O
,	O
the	O
high	O
finish	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
called	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
certain	O
effect	O
of	O
mitigation	O
.	O

A	O
perpetual	O
pair	O
of	O
glasses	O
astride	O
of	O
this	O
fine	O
ridge	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
line	O
,	O
unusually	O
deep	O
and	O
drawn	O
,	O
the	O
prolonged	O
pen-stroke	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
accompanying	O
the	O
curve	O
of	O
the	O
moustache	O
from	O
nostril	O
to	O
chin	O
,	O
did	O
something	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
facial	O
furniture	O
that	O
an	O
attentive	O
observer	O
would	O
have	O
seen	O
catalogued	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
spot	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
party	O
to	O
Strether	O
's	O
appointment	EVENT
.	O

She	O
waited	EVENT
for	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
garden	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
party	O
,	O
drawing	EVENT
on	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
singularly	O
fresh	O
soft	O
and	O
elastic	O
light	O
gloves	O
and	O
presenting	EVENT
herself	O
with	O
a	O
superficial	O
readiness	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
approached	EVENT
her	O
over	O
the	O
small	O
smooth	O
lawn	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
watery	O
English	O
sunshine	O
,	O
he	O
might	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
rougher	O
preparation	EVENT
,	O
have	O
marked	O
as	O
the	O
model	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
occasion	O
.	O

She	O
had	O
,	O
this	O
lady	O
,	O
a	O
perfect	O
plain	O
propriety	O
,	O
an	O
expensive	O
subdued	O
suitability	O
,	O
that	O
her	O
companion	O
was	O
not	O
free	O
to	O
analyse	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
struck	EVENT
him	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
his	O
consciousness	O
of	O
it	O
was	O
instantly	O
acute	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
quality	O
quite	O
new	O
to	O
him	O
.	O

Before	O
reaching	O
her	O
he	O
stopped	EVENT
on	O
the	O
grass	O
and	O
went	O
through	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
feeling	EVENT
for	O
something	O
,	O
possibly	O
forgotten	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
light	O
overcoat	O
he	O
carried	EVENT
on	O
his	O
arm	O
;	O
yet	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
act	EVENT
was	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
impulse	EVENT
to	O
gain	O
time	O
.	O

Nothing	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
odder	O
than	O
Strether	O
's	O
sense	EVENT
of	O
himself	O
as	O
at	O
that	O
moment	O
launched	O
in	O
something	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
sense	O
would	O
be	O
quite	O
disconnected	O
from	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
and	O
which	O
was	O
literally	O
beginning	O
there	O
and	O
then	O
.	O

It	O
had	O
begun	EVENT
in	O
fact	O
already	O
upstairs	O
and	O
before	O
the	O
dressing	O
glass	O
that	O
struck	EVENT
him	O
as	O
blocking	O
further	O
,	O
so	O
strangely	O
,	O
the	O
dimness	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
of	O
his	O
dull	O
bedroom	O
;	O
begun	EVENT
with	O
a	O
sharper	O
survey	EVENT
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
Appearance	O
than	O
he	O
had	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
been	O
moved	O
to	O
make	O
.	O

He	O
had	O
during	O
those	O
moments	O
felt	EVENT
these	O
elements	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
to	O
his	O
hand	O
as	O
he	O
should	O
have	O
liked	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
had	O
fallen	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
thought	EVENT
that	O
they	O
were	O
precisely	O
a	O
matter	O
as	O
to	O
which	O
help	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
what	O
he	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
do	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
London	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
hat	O
and	O
necktie	O
might	O
wait	O
.	O

What	O
had	O
come	EVENT
as	O
straight	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
ball	O
in	O
a	O
well-played	O
game	O
--	O
and	O
caught	EVENT
moreover	O
not	O
less	O
neatly	O
--	O
was	O
just	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
person	O
of	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
of	O
having	O
seen	O
and	O
chosen	O
,	O
the	O
air	O
of	O
achieved	O
possession	O
of	O
those	O
vague	O
qualities	O
and	O
quantities	O
that	O
collectively	O
figured	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
advantage	O
snatched	O
from	O
lucky	O
chances	O
.	O

Without	O
pomp	O
or	O
circumstance	O
,	O
certainly	O
,	O
as	O
her	O
original	O
address	EVENT
to	O
him	O
,	O
equally	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
response	EVENT
,	O
had	O
been	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
sketched	O
to	O
himself	O
his	O
impression	O
of	O
her	O
as	O
:	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
she	O
's	O
more	O
thoroughly	O
civilized	O
--	O
!	O
"	O

If	O
"	O
More	O
thoroughly	O
than	O
WHOM	O
?	O
"	O

would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
for	O
him	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
this	O
remark	EVENT
,	O
that	O
was	O
just	O
by	O
reason	O
of	O
his	O
deep	O
consciousness	O
of	O
the	O
bearing	O
of	O
his	O
comparison	EVENT
.	O