Ka duba nassi da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin harshe ɗaya kamar nassi: Passage: The Portrait of a Lady shine labarin wata matashiya 'yar Amurka, Isabel Archer, wanda, a cikin "fuskantar makomarta", ta sami abin birgewa. Ta gaji kuɗi mai yawa kuma daga baya ta zama wanda aka azabtar da makircin Machiavellian da wasu baƙi biyu na Amurka suka yi. Kamar yawancin litattafan James, an saita shi a Turai, galibi Ingila da Italiya. Gabaɗaya ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin fitaccen aikin James na farkon lokacin, wannan littafin yana nuna ci gaba da sha'awar James game da bambance-bambance tsakanin Sabuwar Duniya da Tsohon, sau da yawa don cutar da tsohon. Har ila yau, yana magance batutuwa na 'yanci na sirri, alhakin, da kuma cin amana. Tambaya: Waɗanne abubuwa uku ake bi da su a hanya mai zurfi?
'yanci na mutum, alhakin, da kuma cin amana