Phillip Moor is a professor of English literature who devotes himself to Henry James. He likes reading and teaching. Moor is a distinguish professor in the university. However, with age, he becomes a reclusive person locking himself away in the literary world. After the funeral Phillip Moor met up with his old student, Ping, who was also professor at his college. Through his friend, Professor Ping, Moor had the opportunity to meet Victor Wang who unraveled hidden secrets of his past.