"He is very clever, you know," she said, "and has been very useful to me on many occasions." Alice asked his occupation.
"Oh, he has done many things.

He has been very brave and quite the maker of his own fortunes.

He educated himself, and then I think he edited some Nonconformist paper.

Then he went into politics, and became a Churchman.

Some old man took a liking to him and left him his money, and that was the condition.