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We have the fatal income without the genius, I fancy." " Ah, Mr. Burnage is one of these rather clever young men. I don't understand 'em. But he looks very well in a room. WE HAVE THE FATAL INCOME WITHOUT THE GENIUS I FANCY AH MISTER BURNAGE IS ONE OF THOSE RATHER CLEVER YOUNG MEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIM BUT HE LOOKS VERY WELL IN A ROOM
 number of people, one supplements one's staff". The very best people have to do it." " Yes," drawled Angela, " but they have a staff to supplement. Ah, if we were only quite poor ! " " Angela, that is really wicked ! If you dislike our means— our moderate means — you would dislike poverty still more. We do our best, and it's too ungrateful of you. Mind, I don't say that I am not fond of a little society myself " " Oh, mamma, dear ! don't be intolerable ! " " I don't know w^hat you mean. But I do know that it's chiefly for your sake that your father consents to these Sunday evenings. And you know that it's the dream of our lives to see you happily married — like Maria. Poverty would be to you Life's Greatest Curse." "Mr. Burnaoje told me to-nisjht that he thought families whose income just touched the four figures really had the hardest fight against vulgarity ; but he added, from 6 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. conjecture and a subsequent politeness, that all things were possible to genius. Y KNOW THAT HE'S HIRED FOR THE EVENING FOR ALL THAT I CARE WHEN ONE IS ENTERTAINING A GREAT NUMBER OF ONE SUPPLEMENTS ONE'S STAFF THE VERY BEST PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IT YES DRAWLED ANGELA BUT THEY HAVE A STAFF TO SUPPLEMENT AH IF WE WERE ONLY QUITE POOR ANGELA THAT IS REALLY WICKED IF YOU DISLIKE OUR MEANS OUR MODERATE MEANS YOU WOULD DISLIKE POVERTY STILL MORE WE DO OUR BEST AND IT'S TOO UNGRATEFUL OF YOU MIND I DON'T SAY THAT I AM NOT FOND OF A LITTLE SOCIETY MYSELF OH MAMMA DEAR DON'T BE INTOLERABLE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT'S CHIEFLY FOR YOUR SAKE THAT YOUR FATHER CONSENTS TO THESE SUNDAY EVENINGS AND YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THE DREAM OF OUR LIVES TO SEE YOU HAPPILY MARRIED LIKE MARIA POVERTY WOULD BE TO YOU LIFE'S GREATEST CURSED MISTER BURNAGE TOLD ME TO NIGHT THAT HE THOUGHT FAMILIES WHOSE INCOME JUST TOUCHED THE FOUR FIGURES REALLY HAD THE HARDEST FIGHT AGAINST VULGARITY BUT HE ADDED FROM CONJECTURE AND SUBSEQUENT POLITENESS THAT ALL THINGS WERE POSSIBLE TO GENIUS
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