'"I always think dear S. Peter's - or was it S. Paul's - remark (I invariably confuse the two) about a woman's not plaiting her hair or putting on gold and apparel, but having a meek and quiet spirit instead, is so very beautiful and appropriate. But it is only those women who have a maid to see to the plaiting of their hair and the putting on of their apparel that get the time to attend to the development of meek and quiet spirits...."'
from Fuel of Fire by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (Chapter XXI)
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