Louisa Mebbin adopted a protective elder-sister attitude towards money in general,irrespective of nationalioty or denomination.Her energetic intervention had saved many a rouble from dissipating itself in tips in some Moscow hotel,and francs and centimes clung to her instinctively under circumstances which would have driven them headlong from less sympathetic hands.
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The author is describing in a humorous way that Louisa Mebbin is very careful about money. She is not a spendthrift person. Her attitude towards money is similar to the protective attitude that an elder sister assumes towards her younger sibling. She does not discriminate between the currency of different nations. No matter where she is, she is always careful about spending her money. She also avoids giving tips in the hotels.