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dbeeniroveduntilthey

    icableandprofitable,thebuildersofthose

    largetools,theers

    incash.

    duringtheearlyddleages,ost

    theonlyforfh,thenobilityheonlypeople

    hy.butasihavetoldyouina

    previouschapter,thegoldandsilverheypossessed

    ofbarter,

    exgingwsforhorsesandeggsforhoney.during

    thecrusades,theburghersofthecitieshadbeeogather

    richesfroherevivingtradebetheeastandthe,

    andtheyhadbeenseriousrivalsofthelordsandtheknights.

    thefrenchrevolutioirelydestroyedtheh

    ofthenobilityandhadenoruslyiniddle

    classor``beoisie.theyearsofuhe

    greatrevolutionhadofferednyddleclasspeoplea

    orethantheirshareofthishe

    estatesofthehhadbeennfiscatedbythefrenvention

    andhadbeensoldatau.therehadbeenaterrific

    auntofgraftndspeculatorshadstolenthousands

    ofsquarelesofvaluableland,andduringthenapoleonic

    heyhadusedtheircapitalto``profiteeringrainand

    gunpoorehthanthey

    neededfortheactualexpeheirhouseholds,andthey

    uldaffordtobuildtheelvesfaenand

    entoaes.

    thiscausedaveryabruptgeinthelivesofhundreds

    ofthousandsofpeople.hinafeanycities

    doubledtheheirinhabitantsandtheoldcivitre

    eofthecitizenswassurrounded

    e

    aftertheirelevenorthirteenhours,spentinthe

    faheyretuedtothefactoryassoon

    astheleblew.

    farandhroughtheuntrysidetherealkofthe

    fabuloussuofhatuldbedeiohe

    peasantboy,austodtoalifeintheopen,tothecity.

    herapidlylosthisoldhealthadsttheskeanddustand

    dirtofthoseearlyandbadlyventilatedhe

    end,veryoften,hinthepoorhouseorinthehospital.

    ofursethetothefactoryonthe

    partofsonypeopleplishedhoutacertain

    auntofopposition.sinuch

    en,theniyherswhowere

    throployntdidnotlikeit.frequentlytheyattacked

    thefaaes,but

    insuranieshadbeenanisedasearlyasthe17th

    turyandasaruletheoectedagainstloss.

    soon,neaesalled,thefactory

    hahighhentherewasan

    endtotherioting.theaguildsuldnotpossiblysurvive

    inthisneandiroof

    existeheriedtaniseregularlabour

    unions.butthefactoryhtheirh

    uldexercisegreatinfluenceuponthepolitisofthedi

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