It is easy for most of us to keep our hands from picking and stealing when picking and stealing plainly lead to prison diet and prison garments.
But when silks and satins come of it, and with the silks and satins general respect, the net result of honesty does not seem to be so secure.

Whence will come the reward, and when?
On whom the punishment, and where?
A man will not, surely, be damned for belonging to a Coalition Ministry! Boffin was a little puzzled as he thought on all this, but in the meantime was very proud of his own consistency.
"I think it is so lovely!" said Mrs.Boffin.

"You look down through an Elysium of rhododendrons into a Paradise of mirrors.

I don't think there was ever anything like it in London before." "I don't know that we ever had anybody at the same time rich enough to do this kind of thing as it is done now," said Boffin, "and powerful enough to get such people together.

If the country can be ruled by flowers and looking-glasses, of course it is very well." "Flowers and looking-glasses won't prevent the country being ruled well," said Lopez.
"I'm not so sure of that," continued Boffin.