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The Portrait of a Lady, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
The Portrait of a Lady Vol 2 of 2 - Classic Reprint Author:Henry James ON the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton — went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at — this establishment he learned that they had gone tc — the opera. He drove to the opera with the idea oj — paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian — fashion; and when he had obtained his admi ttance — - it was one of the secondary thea... more »tres -looked
about the large. bareJ ill-lighted house. An act had
just temUnated and he was at liberty to pursue his
quest. After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he
perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles
a lady whom he easily recognised. lfiss Archer ,vas
seated facing the stage and partly screened by the
curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in
his chairJ was 1ir. Gilbert Osmond. They appeared
to have the place to themselves, and 'Varburton supposed
their companions had taken ad vantage of the
recess to enjoy the relative coolness of the lobby.
He stood a while with his eyes on the interesting
pair;
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