Henry James's the Figure in the Carpet

We eavesdrop on a conversation between the great writer Hugh Vericker and our narrator who has written a review of Vericker's latest novel. The editor George Corvik didn't love it and Vericker himself declared it to be the usual twaddle. Now, as a way of sort of apology, Vericker has offered to explain himself to the reviewer,. Our narrator is breathless with anticipation of what he will learn. We are back with chapters three and four of Henry James's The Figure in the Carpet.