Besides, they're things of which he's in charge." "So that he does doorkeeper for your precious pair?
Can life," Waymarsh enquired, "hold nothing better than THAT ?" Then as Strether, silent, seemed even yet to wonder, "Doesn't he know what SHE is ?" he went on.
"I don't know.

I didn't ask him.

I couldn't.

It was impossible.

You wouldn't either.