Stepney

Examples

• Miss Stepney, in the beginning, had not meant to bring up this point; but Mrs. Peniston had only her own incredulity to blame. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• And, I think, George, we had better not detain Mrs. Stepney any longer. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• But Mrs. Jack Stepney interposed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She had sent for Grace Stepney and was taking digitalis. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The mention of the dinner dispelled Miss Stepney's last scruples. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• But Miss Stepney was on the spot in an instant. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Miss Farish's heart was a fountain of tender illusions, Miss Stepney's a precise register of facts as manifested in their relation to herself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Isn't that what she told Gwen Stepney? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Grace Stepney laughed outright. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Miss Stepney knew exactly what had happened. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Stepney exclaimed; and Lord Hubert, dropping his single eye-glass, corroborated: It's the Sabrina--yes. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She isn't, I know; Mrs. Stepney was right; the house is dark, you see: I suppose Gus lives in the back. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Miss Stepney, when her first fright had subsided, began to feel the superiority that greater breadth of mind confers. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Lily heard her fling out as the climax of her prognostications; and Stepney responded, as if struck: Jove, that's an idea. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Draw down the blinds, please; and tell Jennings I will see no one this afternoon but Grace Stepney. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She advanced to the group about Miss Stepney, and holding out her hand said simply: Dear Grace, I am so glad. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Think of Grace Stepney's satisfaction if she came in and found us lunching on cold mutton and tea! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Jack Stepney intervened with authority. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Lily has her own income--and I provide for her very handsomely-- Oh, we all know that, interposed Miss Stepney drily. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It's like being in church, she reflected, wondering vaguely where Gwen Stepney had got such an awful hat. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Lily would have been surprised to know how many trivial facts concerning herself were lodged in Miss Stepney's head. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• They took their cue from Gwen Stepney and Lulu Melson--I saw them watching to see what Gwen would do. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gus is bored by Bertha, Jack Stepney knows her too well--and--well, to be sure, there's Percy Gryce! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Stepney, that's your fault for foisting the brute on us. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Disinherited--she had been disinherited--and for Grace Stepney! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I don't suppose you're keeping house in there with Grace Stepney, eh? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Miss Van Osburgh was a large girl with flat surfaces and no high lights: Jack Stepney had once said of her that she was as reliable as roast mutton. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She wondered whether Grace Stepney had gone out of her mind. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The news of this event was received by her some weeks later, on the occasion of Jack Stepney's marriage to Miss Van Osburgh. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Why, Miss Stepney herself had not received a penny of her inheritance, and was paying rent--yes, actually! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

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