Tuesday Reading Room – Brooksmith by Henry James. From Fifty Great Short Stories (Milton Crane, Ed. Bantam Classics reissued 2005). Brooksmith by Henry James. The beast in the jungle. The birthplace. The private life. Owen Wingrave. The friends of the friends. Sir Edmund Orme. The real right thing. The jolly corner. Daisy Miller. The Patagonia. The marriages. The real thing. The Beldonald Holbein. The story in it.

Brooksmith Summary Brooksmith is the short, extremely competent butler for Mr. Oliver Offord. Offord's poor health require him to stay at home, where he receives visitors every day. With Brooksmith's help, Mr. Offord conducts a salon of fascinating men — and a few women — discussing the great art and ideas of the time. Down Game Rambo Lun Cho Pc World.

Offord steers the conversation, it is Brooksmith who chooses which visitors to admit, allowing in only those with great ideas, who would mix well together. Offord and Brooksmith are not just employer and employee, but the most 'intimate' friends. Aladdin Hardlock Usb Emulator How To Format. Brooksmith is always on hand to clear up misunderstandings, acting as a moderator and even speaking French to the guests. In turn, it is obvious that Brooksmith enjoys the intellectual stimulation of the fascinating conversations.

Eventually Mr. Offord grows too ill to receive visitors. The narrator still stops.

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