I've too much respect for my lineage to labor with my hands or head." "But here in America no one would know you," suggested Beth.
"I would only humiliate myself by undertaking such a task.

And why should I do so?
While I am in America my affectionate brother, the head of the family, supports me, as is his duty.

Your philosophy is pretty enough, but it is not practical.

The whole fault lies in our old-fashioned system of inheritance, the elder male of a family getting all the estate and the younger ones nothing at all.

Here, in this crude and plebeian country, I believe it is the custom to provide for all one's children, and a father is at liberty to do so because his estate is not entailed." "And he earns it himself and can do what he likes with it," added Uncle John, impatiently.