Saadikud - Henry James

A wealthy young American, Chadwick Newsome, has spent several years in Paris and is believed to have fallen into the trap of a wicked woman.

Chad's widowed mother sends her fiancé, Strether, to rescue her son. The time spent in Paris does not fail to affect Strether.

Only now does he discover how joyless his life has been. In addition to an innocent flirtation with Maria Gostrey, he falls into the trap of the charming but spiteful Countess de Vionnet.

Having sided with Chad, he abandons his mission and forces Mrs. Newsome to send a new envoy to Paris.

The writer has depicted the events taking place in the work as seen through the changing prism of the protagonist's perception.

The naive Strether's becoming a seer is described with the author's characteristic subtle irony.