Languages have various devices that ensure the principle of linguistic economy since they provide a way of avoiding duplication and of following the maxim of "Be concise". Such devices include: reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical cohesion. Ellipsis is a kind of reduction and it is used to avoid repetition. Therefore, it can be defined as a device of leaving out a word or words from a sentence deliberately when the meaning can be understood without them. The present study is intended to conduct a linguistic analysis of Mansfield's short story "The Doll's House", showing how ellipsis, in its different types, function in a literary text. This analysis aims also at showing the important part ellipsis plays in revealing something about the characters and character traits, i.e., their personalities. Besides, the analysis indirectly helps reflect the theme of "class distinction". In short, ellipsis is shown not only as a device to achieve economy, but of drawing attention as well.