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Read this excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel."

Like all the older children of Major Pentland she had, since her twentieth year, begun the slow accretion of land: from the savings of her small wage as teacher and book-agent, she had already purchased one or two pieces of earth.

From this excerpt, Eliza can best be described as a
dutiful daughter.
humble teacher.
clever investor.
rich heiress.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
clever investor.

She’s been steadily buying pieces of land from the savings of her small wage, showing a deliberate, frugal plan to accumulate property rather than being wealthy or merely dutiful.