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Chapter 6

           Imadehishonourmymosthumbleacknowledgmentsforthegoodopinionhewaspleasedtoconceiveofme,butassuredhimatthesametime,"thatmybirthwasofthelowersort,havingbeenbornofplainhonestparents,whowerejustabletogivemeatolerableeducation;thatnobility,amongus,wasaltogetheradifferentthingfromtheideahehadofit;thatouryoungnoblemenarebredfromtheirchildhoodinidlenessandluxury;that,assoonasyearswillpermit,theyconsumetheirvigour,andcontractodiousdiseasesamonglewdfemales;andwhentheirfortunesarealmostruined,theymarrysomewomanofmeanbirth,disagreeableperson,andunsoundconstitution(merelyforthesakeofmoney),whomtheyhateanddespise.Thattheproductionsofsuchmarriagesaregenerallyscrofulous,rickety,ordeformedchildren;bywhichmeansthefamilyseldomcontinuesabovethreegenerations,unlessthewifetakescaretoprovideahealthyfather,amongherneighboursordomestics,inordertoimproveandcontinuethebreed.Thataweakdiseasedbody,ameagrecountenance,andsallowcomplexion,arethetruemarksofnobleblood;andahealthyrobustappearanceissodisgracefulinamanofquality,thattheworldconcludeshisrealfathertohavebeenagroomoracoachman.Theimperfectionsofhismindrunparallelwiththoseofhisbody,beingacompositionofspleen,dullness,ignorance,caprice,sensuality,andpride.

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