
You play Lambert Strether, sent to Europe to bring Chad Newsome home from Paris and whatever has kept him there. Waiting in Chester for a friend who missed the boat, you fall into the company of Maria Gostrey, a fellow American who reads your errand before you've explained it. Waymarsh arrives suspicious of her, and Mrs Newsome's letter becomes the first thing you must decide who reads. In Paris, Chad's friend Bilham hands you a note — and a key — before you've even climbed the stairs.
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