Chapter 1
Major Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1873, when other people were
losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then.
Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even
Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive, if he has happened to haunt
New York in 1916.
Major Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1873, when other people were
losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then.
Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even
Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive, if he has happened to haunt
New York in 1916.