All those people, like the holders of our drink-monopolies formerly, get their money in ways that earn contempt – they disregard that contempt – and afterwards, by means of what they have dishonestly earned, they buy off that contempt.'
Toda esa gente gana el dinero como lo ganaban en otro tiempo nuestros arrendatarios de aguardientes, y se burlan del desprecio público porque saben que sus riquezas mal adquiridas les salvarán, al fin y al cabo, de este desprecio.