“ People in low life have no such privilege. Necessity, which spares our betters, has no pity on us. ”
Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone (1868). copy citation
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
|---|---|
| Source | The Moonstone |
| Topic | pity necessity |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/155/155-h/155-h.htm |
Context
“The Sergeant went to the window, and stood there looking out. I thought it right to thank him for considering us both in this way—and I did.
People in high life have all the luxuries to themselves—among others, the luxury of indulging their feelings. People in low life have no such privilege. Necessity, which spares our betters, has no pity on us. We learn to put our feelings back into ourselves, and to jog on with our duties as patiently as may be. I don’t complain of this—I only notice it. Penelope and I were ready for the Sergeant, as soon as the Sergeant was ready on his side.”
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