<p>An elderly idealist Lambert Strether comes to Europe to persuade a capricious son of a wealthy widow Mrs Newsome, who has a love affair with a wicked woman in Paris, to return home and engage in the family business.<br><br>Strether does not like to nose into other people's affairs, but he has personal motives to complete this task successfully ? he hopes to marry Mrs Newsome on his return to the USA.</p>...