It so happened that his special attention was attracted to the fashionably-attired young man.
"I suppose he belongs to a rich family, and has plenty of money," thought Ben.

"It must be pleasant to be born with a gold spoon in your mouth, and know that you are provided for life." If Ben had been wiser he would have judged differently.

To be born to wealth removes all the incentives to action, and checks the spirit of enterprise.

A boy or man who finds himself gradually rising in the world, through his own exertions, experiences a satisfaction unknown to one whose fortune is ready-made.

However, in Ben's present strait it is no wonder he regarded with envy the supposed young man of fortune.
Our hero was destined to be strangely surprised.