Ambient's

Close behind him moved his wife, grave and pale; the boy's face was turned over Ambient's shoulder, towards his mother.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

This knowledge, however, did not prevent me -- _cet âge est sans pitié_ -- from sending with my friend's letter a note of my own, in which I asked Mr. Ambient's leave to come down and see him for an hour or two, on a day to be designated by himself.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

I betook myself to Ambient's study, delighted to have a quiet hour to look over his books by myself.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

There were elements of oddity in my companions, but they were vague and latent, and did n't interfere with my delight It came mainly, of course, from Ambient's talk, which was the most brilliant and interesting I had ever heard.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

Being quite fresh from the contemplation of some of Mark Ambient's

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

It costs me something to speak in this irreverent manner of Mark Ambient's sister, but I shall have still more disagreeable things to say before I have finished my little anecdote, and moreover, -- I confess it, -- I owe the young lady a sort of grudge.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

I reflected that all this was very possibly only a part of the general tragedy of Miss Ambient's view of things; but I asked her why she had n't urged such a necessity upon her sister-in-law.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

This proves how little I knew as yet of the English people and their extraordinary talent for keeping up their forms, as well as of some of the mysteries of Mark Ambient's hearth and home.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

Mark Ambient's conversation seemed to play over the whole field of knowledge and taste, and to flood it with light and color.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879

Miss Ambient's head drooped a little to one side, and her eyes fixed themselves on futurity.

The Author Of Beltraffio Henry James 1879