> time has somehow shrunk to the point of near disappearance "The Magnificence of the Ambersons began in 1873. Their splendor lasted throughout all the years t

> time has somehow shrunk to the point of near disappearance "The Magnificence of the Ambersons began in 1873. Their splendor lasted throughout all the years that saw their Midland town spread and darken into a city. In those days, the only public conveyance was the street car. A lady could whistle to it from an upstairs window, and the car would halt and wait as she shut the window, went downstairs, put on her hat, found an umbrella and told the girl what to have for dinner. Too slow for us nowadays, for the faster we are carried, the less time we have to spare."