Skunk Hour Society and Class Quotes

This is a mixed up line, because heiress means she's inherited something, but Spartan means simple and spare. So she's trying to keep up the appearance of being "old money" but probably doesn't have that much.

What the old woman does seem to have a lot of is pride. Her son's profession in the church and her farmer's small political office are points of pride for the woman, elevating her above "common folk."

Again, it seems the woman considers herself the queen of this small town, and doesn't want anyone to challenge her.