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"If she did not wish to lead a virtuous life, at least she desired to enjoy a character for virtue, and we know that no lady in the genteel world can possess this desideratum, until she has put on a train and feathers and has been presented to her Sovereign at Court. From that august interview they come out stamped as honest women. The Lord Chamberlain gives them a certificate of virtue."

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About William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist of the Victorian era. He is best known for Vanity Fair.

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