The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories.
Hector Hugh MunroWhen people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of their earlier days. Something showy and not-too-expensive in a shop is their only conception of the ideal gift.
Hector Hugh MunroChildren with Hyacinth's temperament don't know better as they grow older; they merely know more.
Hector Hugh Munro