这是因为这些角色在很大程度上取决于他们自己的正直感，因此胜利与幸福无关。它与内心的安顿有关，这是一种使它们整体的运动。他们的奖励不是 - 在奥斯丁小说中是中心的词，但很少在詹姆斯的宇宙中使用。詹姆斯的角色获得的是自尊心。
(It is because these characters depend to such a high degree on their own sense of integrity that for them, victory has nothing to do with happiness. It has more to do with a settling within oneself, a movement inward that makes them whole. Their reward is not -a word that is central in Austen's novels but is seldom used in James's universe. What James's characters gain is self-respect.)