How to Live Well on Nothing a Year

           IsupposethereisnomaninthisVanityFairofourssolittleobservantasnottothinksometimesabouttheworldlyaffairsofhisacquaintances,orsoextremelycharitableasnottowonderhowhisneighbourJones,orhisneighbourSmith,canmakebothendsmeetattheendoftheyear.Withtheutmostregardforthefamily,forinstance(forIdinewiththemtwiceorthriceintheseason),IcannotbutownthattheappearanceoftheJenkinsesinthepark,inthelargebarouchewiththegrenadier-footmen,willsurpriseandmystifymetomydyingday:forthoughIknowtheequipageisonlyjobbed,andalltheJenkinspeopleareonboardwages,yetthosethreemenandthecarriagemustrepresentanexpenseofsixhundredayearattheveryleastandthentherearethesplendiddinners,thetwoboysatEton,theprizegovernessandmastersforthegirls,thetripabroad,ortoEastbourneorWorthing,intheautumn,theannualballwithasupperfromGunter’s(who,bytheway,suppliesmostofthefirst-ratedinnerswhichJ.gives,asIknowverywell,havingbeeninvitedtooneofthemtofillavacantplace,whenIsawatoncethattheserepastsareverysuperiortothecommonrunofentertainmentsforwhichthehumblersortofJ.‘sacquaintancesgetcards)—who,Isay,withthemostgood-naturedfeelingsintheworld,canhelpwonderinghowtheJenkinsesmakeoutmatters?WhatisJenkins?WeallknowCommissioneroftheTapeandSealingWaxOffice,with1200poundsayearforasalary.

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