[The American by Henry James]@TWC D-Link bookThe American CHAPTER XII 18/44
We are conservative, Mr.Newman, but we are not also bigots.
We judged the matter liberally.
We have no doubt that everything will be comfortable." Newman had stood listening to these remarks with his arms folded and his eyes fastened upon M.de Bellegarde, "Comfortable ?" he said, with a sort of grim flatness of intonation.
"Why shouldn't we be comfortable? If you are not, it will be your own fault; I have everything to make ME so." "My brother means that with the lapse of time you may get used to the change"-- and Valentin paused, to light another cigarette. "What change ?" asked Newman in the same tone. "Urbain," said Valentin, very gravely, "I am afraid that Mr.Newman does not quite realize the change.
We ought to insist upon that." "My brother goes too far," said M.de Bellegarde.
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