Unless he was heir because he was the nearest male relative to an aging uncle or something. Still, it seems to me he was middle class, somewhat around Scrooge's level when he was an apprentice, maybe. Though, that wouldn't rule out him being the nearest male relative to an aging uncle. His father could have been a younger son who went into trade.
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Deena - Jul 19, 2003 10:49:20 pm PDT #5755 of 9843
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Angus G - Jul 19, 2003 10:54:44 pm PDT #5756 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Unless he was heir because he was the nearest male relative to an aging uncle or something.
Heh, OK, good point. (Also, true enough, Susan, we're not aware that his mother is widowed until S7).
I think Fiona is pretty much on the money, though!
Deena - Jul 19, 2003 11:02:10 pm PDT #5757 of 9843
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Oh, definitely. All Brits are the nearest heir to someone with a title, and all Aussies ride about in the outback on horses or 4-wheelers (depending on what movies you've watched) and hate 'roos and drink too much and refuse to give up their plum pudding because it's traditional. Australia has no cities except that big one where the Opera house looms over the ocean, and England is all London, except for the pretty bits in the Lake District. New Zealand has no cities at all, and is all wild, green sheep country, except for the parts where the Maori live. I don't believe there are sheep there. Ireland is all misty and sheep-filled and Scotland is all craggy mountain and deep lake.
I think that pretty much sums up what I've learned about my world from popular books and movies. (Don't even try to tell me there are other parts I missed.)
Trudy Booth - Jul 19, 2003 11:03:03 pm PDT #5758 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
What about the whole "impoverished gentry" dealy-o? Or couldn't he have an older half brother who got the goods and he was left with nothing? (Hey, I've seen Sense & Sensibility).
Elena - Jul 19, 2003 11:05:32 pm PDT #5759 of 9843
Thanks for all the fish.
Hobbits live in NZ, don't forget that.
William had never been shown to have a profession, so there must have been some money somewhere. Not enough for him to have proper clothes for a party, but what can you do?
Deena - Jul 19, 2003 11:08:12 pm PDT #5760 of 9843
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
The fact that, at his age, he didn't work, could mean moderately impoverished gentry, or could mean jumped up middle class with doting mother.
I'd forgotten the hobbits. Sorry.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jul 19, 2003 11:48:19 pm PDT #5761 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
William had never been shown to have a profession, so there must have been some money somewhere.
Doesn't mean he didn't work. My personal William was a clerk or a school teacher when the family needed a little extra money. In fact, it's entirely possible that my William is Nicholas Nickleby.
Noumenon - Jul 19, 2003 11:52:12 pm PDT #5762 of 9843
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
Or William Williamson? (I don't know if William has a canonical last name.)
Emlah - Jul 20, 2003 3:21:29 am PDT #5763 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
Angus..... Dan's gone!!! I wish all three of them could have won, I think they're all so lovely.
Angus G - Jul 20, 2003 3:27:46 am PDT #5764 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Emlah, I'm just this minute writing an overexcited blog post on the topic! I loved all the final three, but I'm thrilled that a girl's going to win this one.