# Quote — Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

> Mr Touchett used to think that she reminded him of his wife when his wife was in her teens. It was because she was fresh and natural and quick to understand, to speak – so many characteristics of her niece – that he had fallen in love with Mrs Touchett.

- Author: [Henry James](https://www.leafyquotes.com/henry-james.md)
- Book: [The Portrait of a Lady](https://www.leafyquotes.com/henry-james/the-portrait-of-a-lady.md)
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