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It is also the fashion to say wealth is necessary to a position in society. It may be, if you are only trying to enter it, but it is certainly not the case if you have a right to your position, and are already there. IT IS ALSO THE FASHION TO SAY WEALTH IS NECESSARY TO A POSITION IN SOCIETY IT MAY BE IF YOU ARE ONLY TRYING TO ENTER IT BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE IF YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO YOUR POSITION AND ARE ALREADY THERE
o into the vortex beneath. A large section of the world rave and storm that people are snobs who desire to be in the best society, but they forget that it is entirely the most amusing, the most intelligent and the most desirable, and therefore a very natural goal for newcomers to aim at. The cleverest men go where they meet the cleverest and most entertaining women. And these are naturally to be found among the leisured classes, who have had time to polish all their attractions, who have had money enough to see the world and cultivate their critical faculties, who have learned to dress and to move and to please the eye and ear, and whose abodes provide their guests not only with rich food and drink and spacious rooms, but surround them with an atmosphere of taste and distinction as well. And when you see people with a fine title or great riches commanding no prestige, you may know it is because in themselves they have failed to come up to the standard of what the best society requires. F YOUR LOOP AND SO INTO THE VORTEX BENEATH A LARGE SECTION OF THE WORLD RAVE AND STORM THAT PEOPLE ARE SNOBS WHO DESIRE TO BE IN THE BEST SOCIETY BUT THEY FORGET THAT IT IS ENTIRELY THE MOST AMUSING THE MOST INTELLIGENT AND THE MOST DESIRABLE AND THEREFORE A VERY NATURAL GOAL FOR NEW COMERS TO AIM AT THE CLEVEREST MEN GO WHERE THEY MEET THE CLEVEREST AND MOST ENTERTAINING WOMEN AND THESE ARE NATURALLY TO BE FOUND AMONG THE LEISURED CLASSES WHO HAVE HAD TIME TO POLISH ALL THEIR ATTRACTIONS WHO HAVE HAD MONEY ENOUGH TO SEE THE WORLD AND CULTIVATE THEIR CRITICAL FACULTIES WHO HAVE LEARNED TO DRESS AND TO MOVE AND TO PLEASE THE EYE AND EAR AND WHOSE ABODES PROVIDE THEIR GUESTS NOT ONLY WITH RICH FOOD AND DRINK AND SPACIOUS ROOMS BUT SURROUND THEM WITH AN ATMOSPHERE OF TASTE AND DISTINCTION AS WELL AND WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH A FINE TITLE OR GREAT RICHES COMMANDING NO PRESTIGE YOU KNOW IT IS BECAUSE IN THEMSELVES THEY HAVE FAILED TO COME UP TO THE STANDARD OF WHAT THE BEST SOCIETY REQUIRES
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