Gerty

Examples

• Gerty Farish had opposed the plan with all the energy of her somewhat inarticulate nature. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty knelt beside her, waiting, with the patience born of experience, till this gust of misery should loosen fresh speech. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• You know you can always find a home with Gerty till you are independent again. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I hate my room at Aunt Julia's--so I came here---- She stirred suddenly, broke from her apathy, and clung to Gerty in a fresh burst of fear. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty's compassionate instincts, responding to the swift call of habit, swept aside all her reluctances. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• My dear Gerty, I always understand how people can spend much more money--never how they can spend any less! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• And again: Be good to her, Gerty, won't you? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty shook her head, mutely unconvinced. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty's colour rose, and her blush was for a moment her only answer. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• For she could not go to Gerty's without risk of meeting Selden; and to meet him now would be pure pain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The episode of Nettie Crane's timely rescue from disease had been one of the most satisfying incidents of her connection with Gerty's charitable work. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Ah, she said, I envy Gerty that power she has of dressing up with romance all our ugly and prosaic arrangements! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty felt the poverty, the insignificance of her surroundings: she beheld her life as it must appear to Lily. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The door closed on Gerty, and he stood alone with the motionless sleeper on the bed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She met Gerty's lamentable eyes, fixed on her in a despairing effort at consolation, and the look brought her to herself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty, be honest: this will was made only six weeks ago. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Left to herself, Gerty mused distressfully upon her friend's plight, and her own inability to relieve it. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Carry had been a good friend to her in difficult days, and perhaps only a friendship like Gerty's could be proof against such an increasing strain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She remembered Gerty's words: I know him--he will help you; and her mind clung to them as a sick person might cling to a healing relic. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• To Gerty Farish's hopeful spirit a solution appeared to have been reached when she remembered how beautifully Lily could trim hats. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty, I know, is eager to make such an arrangement, and would be quite happy in it---- But I should not, Miss Bart interposed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Her voice had a dangerous edge, and Gerty noticed that her hand shook as she held it out to receive the second cup. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• But she recurred to Gerty's words and held fast to them. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She laid both hands on Gerty's shoulders, with a smile that was like sunrise on a sea strewn with wreckage. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• For the first time in her life she found herself utterly alone except for Gerty Farish. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty remained silent, and she continued: I stayed on to see what would happen. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It was at this point, perhaps, that a joy just trying its wings in Gerty's heart dropped to earth and lay still. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She turned back, fixing her plaintive eyes on Gerty. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Gerty opened the door, and Selden went in after her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It was not so late--Gerty might still be waking. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

Edited by Jeremy