本书作为“*经典英语文库”第13辑中的一种，精选由美国**小说家亨利·詹姆斯的经典作品《一位女士的画像（下卷）》（上卷已出）。作品讲述的是自强、自信、富于幻想、但涉世不深的美国姑娘伊莎贝尔·阿切尔被虚伪、贪财、好色的猥琐小人骗取了爱情，以至醒悟为时已晚的故事。女主人公伊莎贝尔·阿切尔是一位年轻貌美的美国少女，父母双亡后，被她富有的姨母带出美国一个小城，到她梦魂萦绕的古老欧洲去见识大千世界。她在伦敦郊外的“花园山庄”里暂住，先后拒绝了英国**沃伯顿和美国富商戈德伍德的求婚。她的表兄拉尔夫也暗暗爱上她，但他知道自己患不治之症无法结婚，只是说服病危的父亲把一笔巨额遗产留给表妹。伊莎贝尔又结识了高雅华贵、才艺超群的梅尔夫人，对这位已彻底欧洲化了的美国女人十分倾倒。姨父故世后，伊莎贝尔得到遗产去意大利游历。她在陶醉于佛罗伦萨和罗马的历史遗迹的同时，也渐渐进入梅尔夫人精心布下的圈套之中。梅尔夫人介绍她认识了一位长期侨居意大利的美国“半吊子艺术家”奥斯蒙德，���人看来儒雅斯文，富有教养。伊莎贝尔为之动心；还有他那位楚楚动人的女儿帕茜，也引起她的爱怜。她不顾周围亲戚和朋友的一再警告和反对，自作主张地下嫁

CHAPTER 28
O
n the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton
went again to see his friends at their hotel, and
at this establishment he learned that they had gone
to the opera. He drove to the opera with the idea of
paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian
fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance—
it was one of the secondary theatres—looked about
the large, bare, ill-lighted house. An act had just
terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived
in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom
he easily recognised. Miss Archer was seated facing
the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the
box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr.
Gilbert Osmond. They appeared to have the place to
themselves, and Warburton supposed their companions
had taken advantage of the recess to enjoy the relative
coolness of the lobby. He stood a while with his eyes
on the interesting pair; he asked himself if he should
go up and interrupt the harmony. At last he judged
that Isabel had seen him, and this accident determined
him. There should be no marked holding off. He took
his way to the upper regions and on the staircase
met Ralph Touchett slowly descending, his hat at the
inclination of ennui and his hands where they usually
were.

CONTENTS 1 CONTENTS CHAPTER 28 / 1 CHAPTER 29 / 9 CHAPTER 30 / 20 CHAPTER 31 / 27 CHAPTER 32 / 36 CHAPTER 33 / 45 CHAPTER 34 / 54 CHAPTER 35 / 65 CHAPTER 36 / 75 CHAPTER 37 / 86 CHAPTER 38 / 99 CHAPTER 39 / 113 CHAPTER 40 / 128 CHAPTER 41 / 144 CHAPTER 42 / 154 CHAPTER 43 / 170 CHAPTER 44 / 184 CHAPTER 45 / 201 CHAPTER 46 / 214 THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY 2 CHAPTER 47 / 227 CHAPTER 48 / 243 CHAPTER 49 / 262 CHAPTER 50 / 277 CHAPTER 51 / 287 CHAPTER 52 / 306 CHAPTER 53 / 319 CHAPTER 54 / 330 CHAPTER 55 / 342