Ellen

Examples

• The ladies were not really interested in Mrs. Struthers just then; the subject of Ellen Olenska was too fresh and too absorbing to them. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I was waiting at Granny's, and Ellen came alone, and said she had dropped you on the way because you had to rush off on business. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Of course old Jackson wanted to talk about Ellen Olenska, and of course Mrs. Archer and Janey wanted to hear what he had to tell. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• If Ellen had consented to come and live with her grandmother it must surely be because she had recognised the impossibility of giving him up. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• A few streets away, a few hours away, Ellen Olenska waited. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• It was just like Ellen, Mrs. Welland's tired voice implied, to place the family in such a dilemma. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Ah, here's my Ellen now! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Oh, Ellen--forgive me; I'm a fool and a brute! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Ellen will be down in a moment; and before she comes, I am so glad of this quiet moment with you. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• She hates Ellen, he thought, and she's trying to overcome the feeling, and to get me to help her to overcome it. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I don't know any of the details; I only ask not to, as I told poor Ellen when she tried to talk to me about it. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I'm generally so tied down; but I met the Countess Ellen in Madison Square, and she was good enough to let me walk home with her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I know my Ellen--haughty, intractable; shall I say, just a shade unforgiving? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Ellen--Ellen--Ellen! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• But you like Ellen--I thought you'd be pleased. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Oh, why should we talk about Ellen tonight? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• It's odd, Janey remarked, that she should have kept such an ugly name as Ellen. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Archer bowed, and she continued: My Ellen has taken me in for a few days. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• The smile passed from Countess Olenska's eyes to her lips: she looked younger, more like the bold brown Ellen Mingott of his boyhood. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• It's only my poor Ellen that has kept any of their wicked blood; the rest of them are all model Mingotts, cried the old lady scornfully. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Ah--you didn't know Ellen had come to spend the day with me? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• What the devil did Ned Winsett want with Ellen Olenska's name? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Yes, Ellen was called away yesterday: she lets us call her Ellen, you know. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Ellen, if I'm really a help to you--if you really wanted me to come--tell me what's wrong, tell me what it is you're running away from, he insisted. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I always say to Ellen: Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Those who like Ellen Key and Olive Shreiner and Mrs. Gilman give them real problems to think about are drafting that energy into use. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• I had written to Ellen, of course, and to Medora; but now it seems that's not enough. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I was just saying to him, my dear: 'Now, why didn't you marry my little Ellen? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• That must have been at least twelve years ago; and since then Ellen has never been to America. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Ellen Olenska especially: she came back to get away from the kind of life people lead in brilliant societies. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.

Editor: Vlad