He no longer received any thing from the general circulation; neither, it is true, did he cast any thing into it.

Was he the richer for this course?
No, for his land did not suit the cultivation of the vine; nor was the climate favorable to the olive.

In short, the family supply of all these articles was very inferior to what it had been during the time when the father had obtained them all by exchange of produce.
With regard to the demand for labor, it certainly was no greater than formerly.

There were, to be sure, five times as many fields to cultivate, but they were five times smaller.

If oil was raised, there was less wheat; and because there was no more flax bought, neither was there any more rye sold.