She had a modernspirit that wounded the antiquated sobriety and poorly disguised miserly heart of Fernanda, and that, on the other hand, Aureliano Segundo took pleasure in developing.
We must be neither cowardly nor rash, but courageous, too little courage is cowardice, too much is rashness, neither miserly nor extravagant but liberal, not liberal enough is miserly, too liberal is extravagant.
Mr. Purnell, the miserly magistrate, who was all for cutting down the allowance paid to the poor, or Hicks the Overseer, who was notoriously harsh, or the alehouses, or the Methodists, or what?
" On the other hand, " said Lydia, " Capricorn people are often melancholic, doubtful of themselves, and perverse. On a lower plane still, they are gloomy, miserly, and deceptive" . But Jammy was not listening.
Not but Axel was a kindly man enough to live with, but miserly; counted his cheeses, and kept good note of every tuft of wool; Oline could not do as she liked with things, not by a long way.