510 The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James (Part 2)
The History of Literature
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The Importance of Sitting Still
"All my life had taken refuge in my eyes, which the procession of events appeared to have committed itself to keep a stare. There were days when I thought of writing to Hugh Veriker and simply throwing myself on his charity," he says. "I felt more deeply that I hadn't fallen quite so low, besides which, quite properly, he would send me about my business."
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