The American by Henry James Fiction Classics

<p><strong>Newman is looking for a world different from the simple harsh realities of 19th-century American business. </strong>Monsieur has bought my picture said Mademoiselle Noemie. When it's finished you'll carry it to him in a cab. A little my daughter a little? said M. Nioche perplexed. How much? Two thousand! said Mademoiselle Noemie. Don't make a fuss or he'll take back his word. Two thousand! cried the old man and he began to fumble for his snuff-box. He looked at Newman from head to foot; he looked at his daughter and then at the picture. Take care you don't spoil it! he cried almost sublimely.</p>