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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: The young lady seemed as good a guesser as himself.
"Oh, I am very sure that monsieur is not capricious,"
she said with a roguish smile.
"Capricious?" And at this monsieur began to laugh.
"Oh no, I'm not capricious. I am very faithful.
I am very constant. Comprenez?"
"Monsieur is constant; I understand perfectly. It's a rare virtue.
To recompense you, you shall have your picture on the first possible day;
next week--as soon as it is dry. I will take the card of monsieur."
And she took it and read his name: "Christopher Newman."
Then she tried to repeat it aloud, and laughed at her bad accent.
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