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How to Live Well on Nothing a Year

           Therespectinthosehappydaysof1817-18wasverygreatforthewealthandhonourofBritons.Theyhadnotthenlearned,asIamtold,tohaggleforbargainswiththepertinacitywhichnowdistinguishesthem.ThegreatcitiesofEuropehadnotbeenasyetopentotheenterpriseofourrascals.AndwhereasthereisnowhardlyatownofFranceorItalyinwhichyoushallnotseesomenoblecountrymanofourown,withthathappyswaggerandinsolenceofdemeanourwhichwecarryeverywhere,swindlinginn-landlords,passingfictitiouschequesuponcredulousbankers,robbingcoach-makersoftheircarriages,goldsmithsoftheirtrinkets,easytravellersoftheirmoneyatcards,evenpubliclibrariesoftheirbooksthirtyyearsagoyouneededbuttobeaMilorAnglais,travellinginaprivatecarriage,andcreditwasatyourhandwhereveryouchosetoseekit,andgentlemen,insteadofcheating,werecheated.ItwasnotforsomeweeksaftertheCrawleys’departurethatthelandlordofthehotelwhichtheyoccupiedduringtheirresidenceatParisfoundoutthelosseswhichhehadsustained:notuntilMadameMarabou,themilliner,maderepeatedvisitswithherlittlebillforarticlessuppliedtoMadameCrawley;notuntilMonsieurDidelotfromBouled’OrinthePalaisRoyalhadaskedhalfadozentimeswhethercettecharmanteMiladiwhohadboughtwatchesandbraceletsofhimwasderetour.

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