The Custom of the Country

by

Edith Wharton

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Indiana Frusk is Undine Spragg’s old friend and rival from back when they both lived in Apex. Although Indiana lived in Undine’s shadow during their younger days, even marrying a man that Undine had already cast off, Indiana leapfrogs to a higher social position when she marries Representative James J. Rolliver. Indiana highlights the volatile nature of social status and how success or failure in one part of life doesn’t necessarily guarantee the same results later.

Indiana Frusk Quotes in The Custom of the Country

The The Custom of the Country quotes below are all either spoken by Indiana Frusk or refer to Indiana Frusk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Marriage and Divorce Theme Icon
).
Chapter 24 Quotes

“If you’d only had the sense to come straight to me, Undine Spragg!

There isn’t a tip I couldn’t have given you—not one!”

Related Characters: Indiana Frusk (speaker), Undine Spragg, Ralph Marvell, Raymond de Chelles, Peter Van Degen, Representative James J. Rolliver
Related Symbols: Apex
Page Number: 210
Explanation and Analysis:
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Indiana Frusk Quotes in The Custom of the Country

The The Custom of the Country quotes below are all either spoken by Indiana Frusk or refer to Indiana Frusk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Marriage and Divorce Theme Icon
).
Chapter 24 Quotes

“If you’d only had the sense to come straight to me, Undine Spragg!

There isn’t a tip I couldn’t have given you—not one!”

Related Characters: Indiana Frusk (speaker), Undine Spragg, Ralph Marvell, Raymond de Chelles, Peter Van Degen, Representative James J. Rolliver
Related Symbols: Apex
Page Number: 210
Explanation and Analysis: