„(…) though it was as queer as fiction, as farce, that their country could happen to be exactly his (…)“

„‚It wasn’t for you they came out, but for me.'“

„‚Fortunate?‘ she echoed again. And indeed she was prepared. ‚I call it hideous.'“

Book Tenth, Chapter I

„I’ve come because – well, because we do come.'“

Book eighth, Chapter II

Überlegungen Strether, vor der Ankunft Sarah Pococks

„‚Well, I can bear almost anything!‘, our friend briskly interrupted. Deep and beautiful on this her smile came back, and with the effect of making...