6 Brooksmith by Henry James

Mr. Offord opened up his home for a society that discuss philosophy, poetry, and art. Brooksmith was his butler and became one of the members of the society. The narrator was a member and became very close to Brooksmith. To Brooksmith, Mr. Offord is everything and he craved for communication and society. Mr. Offord eventually died and Brooksmith was sold to become a servant to lower classes. The narrator wanted to help Brooksmith, but he could not. Brooksmith began living with his aunt and his mother when he was ill. The narrator finally met Brooksmith for the first time when Brooksmith's aunt came to tell him Brooksmith wanted to see him. They did not say much to each other, because Brooksmith's aunt and mother kept checking out what they were talking about. The next time the narrator met Brooksmith was when he went to a restaurant. Brooksmith was a waiter, but he never looked at the narrator. Then he disappeared for 3 years. The narrator went to many invitations just to increase his chance of meeting Brooksmith, but he never showed up. The narrator thought that he was avoiding him on purpose. Brooksmith was spoiled and was never happy again. One day, Brooksmith's aunt went to see the narrator and told him that Brooksmith was missing. He supposed to go to a large party as a waiter, but he never showed up and was never seen again. The narrator was always reminded of Brooksmith's ghost and how he had been spoiled.

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