Nothing to Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society
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By Horatio Alger Jr.
11 Aug, 2020
Brief Extract: “Augustus Fitz-Herbert, as all are aware, Having crossed the Atlantic, and got a mustache on, likewise being the son of a known millionaire, stands of course on the very top round of the fashion. Being taught to consider himself, fr
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Brief Extract: “Augustus Fitz-Herbert, as all are aware, Having crossed the Atlantic, and got a mustache on, likewise being the son of a known millionaire, stands of course on the very top round of the fashion. Being taught to consider himself, from his birth, as one of the privileged ones of the earth, he cherishes deep and befitting disdain for those who don't live in the Fifth Avenue, as entirely unworthy the notice or thought. Of the heir of two million and nothing to do. He calls them canaille, which I'm credibly told is the only French word which he caught when away; And though, in my case, if I might be so bold, I should say it scarce paid one for half a year's stay, the heir of two million and nothing to do, who lives in a palace in Fifth Avenue, as a matter of course, is no fitting comparison for the heir of an inkstand and something to do, who lodges upstairs, in the house of Miss Harrison.” Less
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