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How to Live Well on Nothing a Year

           Hadhiswifeaprivatefortune?Pooh!MissFlintoneofelevenchildrenofasmallsquireinBuckinghamshire.AllsheevergetsfromherfamilyisaturkeyatChristmas,inexchangeforwhichshehastoboardtwoorthreeofhersistersintheoffseason,andlodgeandfeedherbrotherswhentheycometotown.HowdoesJenkinsbalancehisincome?Isay,aseveryfriendofhismustsay,Howisitthathehasnotbeenoutlawedlongsince,andthatheevercameback(ashedidtothesurpriseofeverybody)lastyearfromBoulogne?

           "I"ishereintroducedtopersonifytheworldingeneraltheMrs.Grundyofeachrespectedreader’sprivatecircleeveryoneofwhomcanpointtosomefamiliesofhisacquaintancewholivenobodyknowshow.Manyaglassofwinehaveweallofusdrunk,Ihaveverylittledoubt,hob-and-nobbingwiththehospitablegiverandwonderinghowthedeucehepaidforit.

           SomethreeorfouryearsafterhisstayinParis,whenRawdonCrawleyandhiswifewereestablishedinaverysmallcomfortablehouseinCurzonStreet,MayFair,therewasscarcelyoneofthenumerousfriendswhomtheyentertainedatdinnerthatdidnotasktheabovequestionregardingthem.

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