“I want to possess, in a word, the best…” Henry James

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“I want to possess, in a word, the best article in the market.”

Henry James (spoken by Christopher Newman)

The American, Chapter III (Project Gutenberg #177)

Newman explains to the Tristrams what kind of wife he wants.

Citation: "I want to possess, in a word, the best article in the market." — Henry James, The American, Chapter III (Project Gutenberg #177). (id james-the-american-q1)

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Quotation from The American by Henry James