“Then stay with me a little longer,” Madame Olenska said in a low tone, just touching his knee with her plumed fan. It was the lightest touch, but it thrilled him like a caress.
Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
Set in the sumptuous Golden Age of New York society, dated social norms prove a still powerful force against personal desire.
