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Its presence awes us. And if we are quite candid we must concede that we very unfeignedly envy and admire the rich; we must grant that money confers a certain distinction on a man, be he the veriest ass that ever heehawed a platitude, and that we cannot but treat him accordingly, you and I. ITS PRESENCE AWES US AND IF WE ARE QUITE CANDID WE MUST CONCEDE THOUGH WE VERY UNFEIGNEDLY ENVY AND ADMIRE THE RICH WE MUST GRANT THAT MONEY CONFERS A CERTAIN DISTINCTION ON A MAN BE HE THE VERIEST ASS THAT EVER HE HOUGHT A PLATITUDE AND THAT WE CANNOT BUT TREAT HIM ACCORDINGLY YOU AND I
 a world where the first of every month finds the butcher and the baker and the candlestick-maker rapping at the door with their little bills: but they cringed to money. It was very wrong of them, my dear lady, and in extenuation I can only plead that they could no more help cringing to money than you or I can help it. This is very crude and very cynical, but unfortunately it is true. We always cringe to money; which is humiliating. And the sun always rises at an hour when sensible people are abed and have not the least need for its services; which is foolish. And what you and I, my dear madam, are to do about rectifying either one of these vexatious circumstances, I am sure I don't know. We can, at least, be honest. Let us, then, console ourselves at will with moral observations concerning the number of pockets in a shroud and the difficulty of a rich man's entering into the kingdom of Heaven; but with an humble and reverent heart, let us admit that, in the world we know, money rules. MAN MAY VENTURE TO BE IN A WORLD WHERE THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH FINDS THE BUTCHER AND THE BAKER AND THE CANDLESTICK MAKER RAPPING AT THE DOOR WITH THEIR LITTLE BILLS BUT THEY CRINGED TO MONEY IT WAS VERY WRONG OF THEM MY DEAR LADY AND IN EXTENUATION I CAN ONLY PLEAD THAT THEY COULD NO MORE HELP CRINGING TO MONEY THAN YOU OR I CAN HELP IT THIS IS VERY CRUDE AND VERY CYNICAL BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS TRUE WE ALWAYS CRINGE TO MONEY WHICH IS HUMILIATING AND THE SUN ALWAYS RISES AT AN HOUR WHEN SENSIBLE PEOPLE ARE ABED AND HAVE NOT THE LEAST NEED FOR ITS SERVICES WHICH IS FOOLISH AND WHAT YOU AND I MY DEAR MADAM ARE TO DO ABOUT RECTIFYING EITHER ONE OF THESE VEXATIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES I AM SURE I DON'T KNOW WE CAN AT LEAST BE HONEST LET US THEN CONSOLE OURSELVES AT WILL WITH MORAL OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF POCKETS IN A SHROUD AND THE DIFFICULTY OF A RICH MAN'S ENTERING INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BUT WITH AN HUMBLED AND REVERENT HEART LET US ADMIT THAT IN THE WORLD WE KNOW MONEY RULES
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