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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: satisfaction from his allusions, she at last directly inquired.
He hesitated a while, and at last he said, "No!" She declared
that she was delighted to hear it, as it confirmed her private
conviction that he was a man of no feeling.
"Really?" he asked, very gravely. "Do you think so?
How do you recognize a man of feeling?"
"I can't make out," said Mrs. Tristram, "whether you are very simple
or very deep."
"I'm very deep. That's a fact."
"I believe that if I were to tell you with a certain air that you
have no feeling, you would implicitly believe me."
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