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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: "Oh, I am accustomed to you," said Mrs. Westgate. "Do you know
that you English sometimes make the most wonderful speeches?
The first time I came to London I went out to dine--as I told you,
I have received a great deal of attention. After dinner,
in the drawing room, I had some conversation with an old lady;
I assure you I had. I forget what we talked about, but she
presently said, in allusion to something we were discussing,
'Oh, you know, the aristocracy do so-and-so; but in one's own
class of life it is very different.' In one's own class of life!
What is a poor unprotected American woman to do in a country
where she is liable to have that sort of thing said to her?"
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