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        Portrait of a Lady


        setting

        England; the Continent

        time

        19th century

        language

        English

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1881

        page count

        520

        difficulty

        Difficult

        main characters

        Isabel Archer, Ralph Touchett, Gilbert Osmond

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do—the situation is in itself delightful.

        last lines

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