human
What do you mean by _aristocracy_? said Rollo to Mr. George, as they walked along.
gpt
Does it mean the rich people?
human
No, replied Mr. George,
gpt
Suppose the class of people who govern the country should be poor, asked Rollo;
human
Such a thing is impossible in the nature of things, said Mr. George;
gpt
And do the English aristocracy manage in that way?
human
Yes, said Mr. George.
gpt
The state of the case, as I understand it, is just this: A number of centuries ago, a certain prince from France--or rather from Normandy, which is a part of France--came over to England with an army and conquered the country. His name was William; and on account of his conquest of England, he received the name of William the Conqueror. He parcelled out a great portion of the land, and all the offices and powers of government, among the nobles and generals that came with him; and they and their descendants have held the property and the power to the present day. Thus England, so far as the great mass of the people are concerned, is to be considered as a conquered country, and now in the possession of the conquerors. It is governed mainly by an aristocracy which descended from, and represents, the generals that conquered it. In fact, the highest honor which any man can claim for himself or his family in England is to say that his ancestors came in with the Conqueror. It is a sort of phrase.
human
Yes, said Rollo;
gpt
I have heard it.
human
You must understand, however, continued Mr. George,
gpt
And do they govern it well?
human
Yes, said Mr. George;
gpt
Then it succeeds very well,
human
Yes, replied Mr. George,
gpt
What is that?
human
Why, in the division of the fruits of the labor,
gpt
I don't know what you mean by that,
human
Well, I will explain it, said Mr. George.
gpt
If we suppose that there are thirty millions of people in Great Britain----
human
Are there thirty millions?
gpt
Not quite, perhaps, said Mr. George;
human
But the workmen in England don't earn a dollar a day, do they?
gpt
No, said Mr. George;
human
Well, said Rollo,