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by Henry James

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In the little town of Vevey, Switzerland, Winterbourne, a young American gentleman, vacationed at the Trois Couronnes hotel, the nicest of the hotels bordering Lake Geneva. Toward the end of June, many American tourists descended upon the town. Winterbourne had lived in Geneva since he was a boy and attended college there. It was rumored that he was devoted to an older woman which kept him in Geneva. He had come to Vevey in order to visit his aunt but she was indisposed one evening with a headache, which was not unexpected.

Winterbourne retired to the garden for coffee and a cigarette. A small boy came upon him with a long alpenstock. The boy asked Winterbourne for his extra sugar which Winterbourne gave him disapprovingly. The boy's word…

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