Both Uses of
spartan
in
The Age of Innocence
- And having arrived at this Spartan decision Mr. Welland firmly took up his fork.†
Chpt 28 *
- If May had spoken out her grievances (he suspected her of many) he might have laughed them away; but she was trained to conceal imaginary wounds under a Spartan smile.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(spartan with a lowercase "s") practicing self-denial in matters of comfort