Ярмарка тщеславия

A Family in a Very Small Way

           Thenmenwillwalkacrosstheroadwhentheymeetyouor,worsestill,holdyououtacoupleoffingersandpatronizeyouinapityingwaythenyouwillknow,assoonasyourbackisturned,thatyourfriendbeginswitha"Poordevil,whatimprudenceshehascommitted,whatchancesthatchaphasthrownaway!"Well,wellacarriageandthreethousandayearisnotthesummitoftherewardnortheendofGod’sjudgmentofmen.Ifquacksprosperasoftenastheygotothewallifzaniessucceedandknavesarriveatfortune,and,viceversa,sharingillluckandprosperityforalltheworldliketheablestandmosthonestamongstusIsay,brother,thegiftsandpleasuresofVanityFaircannotbeheldofanygreataccount,andthatitisprobable...butwearewanderingoutofthedomainofthestory.

           HadMrs.Sedleybeenawomanofenergy,shewouldhaveexerteditafterherhusband’sruinand,occupyingalargehouse,wouldhavetakeninboarders.ThebrokenSedleywouldhaveactedwellastheboarding-houselandlady’shusband;theMunozofprivatelife;thetitularlordandmaster:thecarver,house-steward,andhumblehusbandoftheoccupierofthedingythrone.Ihaveseenmenofgoodbrainsandbreeding,andofgoodhopesandvigouronce,whofeastedsquiresandkepthuntersintheiryouth,meeklycuttinguplegsofmuttonforrancorousoldharridansandpretendingtopresideovertheirdrearytablesbutMrs.

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