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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 04, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Pandora](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqsxpfy3w751sr4z9874afmg/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T132007Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=286bf812e2438ab1aa323054c180f19be3c953c094e740c23faab4f15e366d64) ## About this work Pandora by Henry James — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Parte I Desde hace mucho tiempo es costumbre en los vapores de la North German Lloyd, que transportan pasajeros de Bremen a Nueva York, fondear durante varias horas en el agradable puerto de Southampton, donde su cargamento humano recibe numerosas incorporaciones. Un inteligente joven alemán, el conde Otto Vogelstein, no sabía bien, hace unos años, si condenar esta costumbre o aprobarla. Se inclinaba sobre la borda del Donau mientras los pasajeros americanos cruzaban la plancha —los viajeros que embarcan en Southampton son principalmente de esa nacionalidad— y, con curiosidad, indiferencia, vagamente, a través del humo de su cigarro, los veía absorbidos por la enorme capacidad del buque, donde tenía la agradable conciencia de que su propio nido estaba confortablemente hecho. Observar desde un punto ventajoso las dificultades de los recién llegados —de los desinformados, los desprovistos, los desconcertados— es una ocupación no exenta de dulzura, y no había nada que mitigara la complacencia con la que nuestro joven amigo se entregaba a ella; nada, es decir, salvo una benevolencia natural que aún no había sido extinguida por la conciencia de la grandeza oficial. Pues el conde Vogelstein era oficial, como creo que habrían deducido por la rectitud de su espalda, el brillo de sus ligeras y elegantes gafas, y algo discreto y diplomático en la curva de su bigote, que parecía como si bien pudiera contribuir a la principal función, como dicen los cínicos, de los labios: el ocultamiento del pensamiento. Había sido nombrado secretario de la legación alemana en Washington, y en estos primeros días del otoño iba a tomar posesión de su cargo. Era un carácter modélico para tal propósito: serio, cortés, ceremonioso, rígido, inquisitivo, repleto de conocimientos y convencido de que en la actualidad el imperio alemán es el país más evolucionado del mundo. Sin embargo, era… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fpandora-1) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. 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