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

Eliza saves money from her work as a teacher and book agent and uses it to buy land. This shows that she makes practical investments with her savings, so “clever investor” is the best description. The excerpt does not say she inherited wealth or that her actions are chiefly about serving her family.

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