27/89 "Hasn't she met Chad ?" "Certainly--but not for the first time. He's an old friend." At which Strether had a slow amused significant headshake that made her go on: "You mean that for HER at least he's a new person--that she sees him as different ?" "She sees him as different." "And how does she see him ?" Strether gave it up. "How can one tell how a deep little girl sees a deep young man ?" "Is every one so deep? But wait a little--between us we'll make it out. You'll judge for that matter yourself." Madame de Vionnet looked for the moment fairly bent on the chance. |