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The Pupil is the touching story of a tutor's struggle to help his pupil
in spite of a difficult family. The Moreens are an American family
wandering around Europe. With pretensions above their ability to fund,
their lifestyle is supported by lying, cheating, and bill-jumping. When
securing a tutor for their young son, it is no different - they hire him
under false pretenses and avoid paying him. The tutor, Pemberton, finds
himself drawn to the intelligent and world-weary boy, and wants to help
him rise above his family's dissolute life. But Pemberton, himself
penniless, cannot afford to work without pay. Will he have to abandon
his pupil to save himself? Nuanced, poignant, and darkly humorous, The
Pupil is an example of why Henry James is one of the
nineteenth-century's most satisfying writers.The pupil suffered from
heart disease and was out of character with the rest of the family. He
hoped to be with his tutor forever, but it backfired.
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