Denkspruche Uber Die Witterung: Oder Meteorologische Aphorismen Unserer Vorfahren (1848)

Mrs. Lidcote returned his smile. It’s extraordinary. Everything’s changed. Even Susy has changed; and you know the extent to which Susy stood for old New York. There’s no old New York left, it seems. She talked in the most amazing way. She snaps her fingers at the Purshes. She told me – me, that every woman had a right to happiness, that self-expression was the highest duty. She accused me of misunderstanding Leila; she said my point of view was conventional!