Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

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James, Henry. "The Portrait of a Lady." The Atlantic Monthly/Macmillan's Magazine, 1880–81.

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James, Henry. The Portrait of a Lady, edited by Roger Luckhurst. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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A quote by Henry James about tea: “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour…”

A quote by Henry James about tea: “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour…”

A quote by Henry James about tea: “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour…”