Economy was always "elegant", and money-spending always "vulgar and ostentatious"; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.


Ch. 1 - Cranford (1851–3)

Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

Economy was always elegant, and money-spending always vulgar and ostentatious; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.

Economy was always elegant, and money-spending always vulgar and ostentatious; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.

Economy was always elegant, and money-spending always vulgar and ostentatious; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.

Economy was always elegant, and money-spending always vulgar and ostentatious; a sort of sour-grapeism, which made us very peaceful and satisfied.