The Collection of Antiquities
The Collection of Antiquities
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Indeed, he had completely lost his head. He would not think of themeans; he dipped into his money-bags as if they could be refilledindefinitely; he deliberately shut his eyes to the inevitable resultsof the system. In that dissipated set, in the continual whirl ofgaiety, people take the actors in their brilliant costumes as theyfind them, no one inquires whether a man can afford to make the figurehe does, there is nothing in worse taste than inquiries as to ways andmeans. A man ought to renew h...is wealth perpetually, and as Nature does--below the surface and out of sight. People talk if somebody comes togrief; they joke about a newcomer's fortune till their minds are setat rest, and at this they draw the line. Victurnien d'Esgrignon, withall the Faubourg Saint-Germain to back him, with all his protectorsexaggerating the amount of his fortune (were it only to rid themselvesof responsibility), and magnifying his possessions in the most refinedand well-bred way, with a hint or a word; with all these advantages--to repeat--Victurnien was, in fact, an eligible Count.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Indeed, he had completely lost his head. He would not think of themeans; he dipped into his money-bags as if they could be refilledindefinitely; he deliberately shut his eyes to the inevitable resultsof the system. In that dissipated set, in the continual whirl ofgaiety, people take the actors in their brilliant costumes as theyfind them, no one inquires whether a man can afford to make the figurehe does, there is nothing in worse taste than inquiries as to ways andmeans. A man ought to renew h...is wealth perpetually, and as Nature does--below the surface and out of sight. People talk if somebody comes togrief; they joke about a newcomer's fortune till their minds are setat rest, and at this they draw the line. Victurnien d'Esgrignon, withall the Faubourg Saint-Germain to back him, with all his protectorsexaggerating the amount of his fortune (were it only to rid themselvesof responsibility), and magnifying his possessions in the most refinedand well-bred way, with a hint or a word; with all these advantages--to repeat--Victurnien was, in fact, an eligible Count.
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