I had taken Mrs. Prest into my confidence; in truth without her I should have made but little advance, for the fruitful idea in the whole business dropped from her friendly lips. It was she who invented the short cut, who severed the Gordian knot. It is not supposed to be the nature of women to rise as a general thing to the largest and most liberal view—I mean of a practical scheme; but it has struck me that they sometimes throw off a bold conception—such as a man would not have risen to—with singular serenity | đà ELECBOOK CLASSICS The Aspern Papers Henry James ELECBOOK CLASSICS ebc0225 . Henry James The Aspern Papers This Project Gutenberg public domain text has been produced in Portable Document Format PDF by the Electric Book Company. You will need the Acrobat Search version of the Acrobat Reader to make use of the full search facilities. Click here for details of how to get your free copy of Acrobat Reader and how to get the best from your PDF book. The Electric Book Company 2000 The Electric Book Company Ltd 20 Cambridge Drive London SE12 8AJ UK This page intentionally .
