Well, my opinion of Henry James hasn't changed much. Still very dull.
This novella, thankfully, was considerably shorter than Turn of the Screw was. It seemed to be a love story. Sort of.
The main characters had a secret between them. It was never completely revealed as to what this was, but it was alluded through the entire story as being some perversely sexual. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I got out of it.
I find myself struggling through these Henry James novellas. I'm used to authors telling you what's going on instead of alluding and hinting at it. I spent the entirely of this story feeling like I had intruded on a private conversation halfway through, and I'd missed the important parts to know what was going on.
So far, I'm not recommending Henry James stories.
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