It was the old New York way...the way people who dreaded scandal more …

Edith Wharton
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It was the old New York way...the way people who dreaded scandal more than disease, who placed decency above courage, and who considered that nothing was more ill-bred than scenes, except those who gave rise to them. ✨ The Age of Innocence ch. 33 (1920)
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It was the old New York way...the way people who dreaded scandal more than disease, who placed decency above courage, and who considered that nothing was more ill-bred than scenes, except those who gave rise to them. ✨ The Age of Innocence ch. 33 (1920)

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