I KNOW FROM his notes that James loves the way I smile in bed. Should I feel lonely? I don’t know the meaning of her smile; it might just be that she’s able to godere. He himself is incapable of godere (he’s mesmerized by the Italian verb): he may find himself content, but nothing more, he cannot experience true enjoyment, godere. When he’s actually pleased by something he feels too schmaltzy. Still, he is the Author, and people rely on him to provide descriptions of emotion for them to inhabit.