The Beast in the JungleHenry James’ Greatest Short Fiction Achievement “What had the man had, to make him by the loss of it so bleed and yet live? Something—and this reached him with a pang—that he, John Marcher, hadn’t |
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accident afraid afternoon amusement answer anticlimax appearance asked Beast began begun breath charm cold consciousness couldn’t course day at Weatherend didn’t doubt doubtless dreadful effect egotism everything eyes face fact fate fear feel felt gave give grave hadn’t hand happened Henry James hour imagination interest invited isn't a question John Marcher Jungle knew knowledge least less light lived London looked Marcher returned Marcher's sense marked markedly bereaved matter mean meant mind minute Miss Bartram monstrous Naples never occasion one’s pass past perhaps person poor Marcher possible present queer question reached real truth remember scarce secret seemed sharply shook her head showed silence simply smiled Sorrento sounded speak sphinx spite spoke sprung stare strangely suddenly suffer sure talk tell thing took touched turned vaguely vision waited watch woman wonder