A character in this novel writes the French words "A bientot," meaning "see you soon," on the guidebook of a woman she secretly follows to a rock over
A character in this novel writes the French words "A bientot," meaning "see you soon," on the guidebook of a woman she secretly follows to a rock overlooking a gulf. The protagonist of this novel jokes that her complexion is several shades greener than that of a woman in a Bronzino portrait. In this novel's last line, a woman breaks off a relationship by exclaiming "We shall never be again as we were!" after her lover pleads with her to refuse an inheritance bequest. The protagonist of this novel hires a valet named Eugenio and purchases the fancy Palazzo Leporelli upon relocating to Venice. The surgeon Sir Luke Strett diagnoses the terminal illness of this novel's protagonist, whom Merton Densher agrees to marry in exchange for sex from his real lover, Kate Croy, who is desperate to escape financial dependence on her aunt Maud Lowder. For 10 points, name this novel about an English couple's plan to swindle the American heiress Milly Theale, written by Henry James.