Quote by Henry James

I am blackly bored when they are at large and at work; but somehow I am still more blackly bored when they are shut up in Holloway and we are deprived of them.

I am blackly bored when they are at large and at work; but s

Summary

This quote expresses a sense of contradictory boredom. The speaker finds themselves extremely bored when certain individuals are present and active, but surprisingly, they become even more bored when those individuals are confined in Holloway, a prison. This suggests that although the speaker may not appreciate the presence or influence of these individuals while free, their absence results in a void of interest, adding an element of complexity to their feelings of boredom.

By Henry James

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