Henry James In a Nutshell

I am taking an English class with an amazing professor this semester, and the only downside is that I have to read Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. And Virginia Woolf. Two downsides, then. But back to Henry James. I just came across a great passage, and I thought I would share it with all two of you that read this blog. So the main character is expressing her thoughts on her very manly American suitor, aptly named Caspar Goodwood:

"There was a disagreeably strong push, a kind of hardness of presence, in his way of rising before her."

Oh, Henry James. The ability to make subtle sexual metaphors is obviously not among your very, very, very few strengths. But boring literature aside, this semester is turning into a really enjoyable one for me. Not only do I have amazing professors such as this one (who also has an interesting theory about a character named Ralph Touchett, who is a bit of a loser and will obviously never get laid, and just what is he doing with his hands in his pockets all the time?), but the subject material is getting infinitely more interesting. I am also taking a class on Batman. Be jealous. :)