How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
That indeed might be, but meanwhile she was going on. 'There's nothing, you know, I wouldn't do for you.' (12.5.47)
At the end of The Ambassadors, Maria Gostrey realizes that she's in danger of losing Strether forever. So she puts her heart on the line and tells him she'd do anything for him. What she doesn't say, though, is "I love you" or "please stay and marry me." Even at the biggest moment of the book, she can't be totally direct. Which is sad, because it's vague communication that leads to almost every problem in this book.