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           Butwhopitiesapoorbarberwhocan’tgethismoneyforpowderingthefootmen’sheads;orapoorcarpenterwhohasruinedhimselfbyfixingupornamentsandpavilionsformylady’sdejeuner;orthepoordevilofatailorwhomthestewardpatronizes,andwhohaspledgedallheisworth,andmore,togettheliveriesready,whichmylordhasdonehimthehonourtobespeak?Whenthegreathousetumblesdown,thesemiserablewretchesfallunderitunnoticed:astheysayintheoldlegends,beforeamangoestothedevilhimself,hesendsplentyofothersoulsthither.

           RawdonandhiswifegenerouslygavetheirpatronagetoallsuchofMissCrawley’stradesmenandpurveyorsaschosetoservethem.Somewerewillingenough,especiallythepoorones.ItwaswonderfultoseethepertinacitywithwhichthewasherwomanfromTootingbroughtthecarteverySaturday,andherbillsweekafterweek.Mr.Raggleshimselfhadtosupplythegreengroceries.Thebillforservants’porterattheFortuneofWarpublichouseisacuriosityinthechroniclesofbeer.Everyservantalsowasowedthegreaterpartofhiswages,andthuskeptupperforceaninterestinthehouse.Nobodyinfactwaspaid.

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