The Ambassadors | Characters
Miss Barrace
Miss Barrace is a liberated woman who finds amusement in flirting with Waymarsh and who peers at the world through “her long-handled glass.” Miss Barrace has the power of “not being” and responds to seriousness with a “crescendo” of “Oh, oh, oh!”
John Little Bilham
Bilham has failed in his original purpose of becoming an artist by studying in Paris. Instead, he has adopted Parisian habits and struggles to stay there, but he has no purpose—he needs saving. Fortunately, Strether appears, and John...
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