cynicismofthisagewillnote——recollectingthattheupperclassesrefused
toraisewagesin1795tomeettheextracostofliving，onthegroundthat
itwouldbedifficultafterwardstoreducethem——thatalltheupper-class
officials，whosesalarieswereincreasedbecauselivingwasmoreexpensive，
werelefttothepermanentenjoymentofthatincrease。Thelivesofthejudges，