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The way I learned, gentlemen could support themselves from the fruits of their investments alone and did not need to labor to afford their expenses.
You didn't need to have great wealth to be a gentleman, but you couldn't afford to rise in your station without it.
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The way I learned, gentlemen could support themselves from the fruits of their investments alone and did not need to labor to afford their expenses.
You didn't need to have great wealth to be a gentleman, but you couldn't afford to rise in your station without it.