Note 2 — Chapter XV · [COMPOSED BY STERN.]

Yet he would save, restore—not destroy. He had sympathy with the Regent; he who knew how want of money oppresses, above all where it leads to humiliation and scorn, sought for reasons to avoid the unpleasant duty. The Regent was old, and the head of a family that lived magnificently in neighbouring provinces, where much coffee was reaped,2 and where many emoluments were enjoyed. Was it not grievous for him to be so far behind his younger relatives in style of living?