Henry James’ small masterpiece Washington Square ends with the line “Catherine, meanwhile, in the parlour picking up her morsel of fancy work had seated herself with it again — for life, as it were.”
Catherine Sloper ultimately chose her fancy work rather than a life with a husband who would have been unsuitable. Although, perhaps not a traditional ‘happy ending’, there is happiness to be found in making one’s own choices which Catherine ultimately did.
Henry James.
15 April 1843–28 February 1916.
From one gen to the next surround yourself, and your home, with things you love.
