I had a better income, a better house over my head, better carpets on my floors, than half the women who turned up the whites of their eyes at the sight of me

I had a better income, a better house over my head, better carpets on my floors, than half the women who turned up the whites of their eyes at the sight of me. The dress of Virtue, in our parts, was cotton print. I had silk.

Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White