He knew his New York thoroughly; a man or woman without funds is treated with the finished cruelty with which the jovial Romans amused themselves with the Christians.

Lack of money in one person creates incredulity in another.

A penniless person is invariably a liar and a thief.

Only one sort of person is pitied in New York: the person who has more money than she or he can possibly spend.
The girl fumbled in her hand-bag and produced a card, which she gave to Warrington--"Katherine Challoner." He looked from the card to the girl and then back to the card.

Somehow, the name was not wholly unfamiliar, but at that moment he could not place it.
"Waiter, let me see the check," he said.