What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How …

William Makepeace Thackeray
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What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults if she is a relative; what a kind, good-natured old creature we find her! ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1849). Vanity fair. With illustr. by the author, p.77
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What a dignity it gives an old lady, that balance at the bankers! How tenderly we look at her faults if she is a relative; what a kind, good-natured old creature we find her! ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1849). Vanity fair. With illustr. by the author, p.77

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