One character remarks that gossip is harmless until someone tries to deny it after the protagonist tries to clear his mother's name by talking to Mrs. Johnson.
The protagonist of this novel goes to a party which is also attended by someone who he refers to as the "queer-looking duck." At the end of one chapter, the protagonist of this novel repeatedly exclaims "Riffraff!" in anger. One character remarks that gossip is harmless until someone tries to deny it after the protagonist tries to clear his mother's name by talking to Mrs. Johnson. Automobiles are derogatorily referred to as "sewing machines" in this novel, and they are manufactured by the father of a woman who is "almost engaged" to the protagonist, Lucy. In this novel, Isabel's relationship with that car manufacturer, Eugene Morgan, is ruined by her son, the spoiled George Minafer, whose aristocratic status is eclipsed by the rise of new-money families. For 10 points, name this novel about the decline of the title family by Booth Tarkington.
The protagonist of this novel goes to a party which is also attended by someone who he refers to as the "queer-looking duck.
The Magnificent Ambersons