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How to Live Well on Nothing a Year

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

           "I"ishereintroducedtopersonifytheworldingeneral—theMrs.Grundyofeachrespectedreader’sprivatecircle—everyoneofwhomcanpointtosomefamiliesofhisacquaintancewholivenobodyknowshow.Manyaglassofwinehaveweallofusdrunk,Ihaveverylittledoubt,hob-and-nobbingwiththehospitablegiverandwonderinghowthedeucehepaidforit.

           SomethreeorfouryearsafterhisstayinParis,whenRawdonCrawleyandhiswifewereestablishedinaverysmallcomfortablehouseinCurzonStreet,MayFair,therewasscarcelyoneofthenumerousfriendswhomtheyentertainedatdinnerthatdidnotasktheabovequestionregardingthem.

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