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"Where are you from?"

"Amherst Island"

"Your father must be very prosperous"

"Yes, I suppose Is there a reason that it shouldconversation"

"I have never considered whether he is prosperous"

"That is very interesting?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Surely you know the difference between being wealthy and being poor" Curtis noticed a blank look in Hayley's eyes You seem very sheltered, Miss Lawrence"

"Why do you think so?"

"Anyone who does not know the difference between the privileged and underprivileged is indeed ignorant of the realities of life Most people understand the difference between the upper and lower classes"

"Classes? I have taken my studies at home"

"That would explain your naïveté You don't understand the difference between a class in which we study and the class in which we live"

"Perhaps you can educateclasses, one day Are you a full-ti part-ti to be a lawyer"