Chapter 25 quotes Flashcards
‘Archer felt a tranquillity…
…of spirit that surprised as much as it sustained him’
‘a man sick…
…with unsatisfied love’
“I know our American…
…stations must surprise you. When you ask for a porter they give you chewing gum”
‘he saw in a flash…
…that if the family had ceased to consult him, it was because some deep tribal instinct warned them that he was no longer on their side’
“Monsieur, I discharged…
…my mission. Faithfully, I put the count’s arguments. I stated his offers, without adding any comment of my own’
“If you’re an American of her…
…kind - of your kind - things that are accepted in certain other societies, or at least put up with as part of general convenience give-and-take become unthinkable, stay unthinkable’