Edith Wharton Quote

'Ah,' said Mrs. Peniston, shutting her lips with the snap of a purse closing against a beggar.


The House of Mirth (1905)


'Ah,' said Mrs. Peniston, shutting her lips with the snap of a purse closing against a beggar.

'Ah,' said Mrs. Peniston, shutting her lips with the snap of a purse closing against a beggar.

'Ah,' said Mrs. Peniston, shutting her lips with the snap of a purse closing against a beggar.

'Ah,' said Mrs. Peniston, shutting her lips with the snap of a purse closing against a beggar.