A Bird in a Gilded Cage

'Yessir. The Patsy, that's what I am. Just the squidge. You wouldn't be far out if you said I was only a bird in a gilded cage. Whatever Mrs Gedge says, goes. I want to live in California. She insists on coming to France. Do you think if I had any money I'd be living in a dump like Château Blissac? No, sir. I'd be back in Glendale, where men are men.'

Hot Water, Chapter 1.5 

'I loathe it. It would make me feel like a bird in a gilded cage. What an admirable idea!' said Reggie, rewarding Mr Llewellyn with an approving smile.

The Luck of the Bodkins, Chapter 14 

'She would hate it.'

'It would make her feel like a bird in a gilded cage.'

'Exactly like a bird in a gilded cage. So there's only one thing to be done. You must go to her and ask her to take you on again.'

Laughing Gas, Chapter 28