He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.


Wives and Daughters: An Every-day Story (ed. 1866)

Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.