CHAPTERXXII
WhathappenedtoJulianinthepersonofatailor。
\"Fortunenowstationedmeinacharacterwhichtheingratitudeofmankindhathputthemonridiculing,thoughtheyowetoitnotonlyarelieffromtheinclemenciesofcold,towhichtheywouldotherwisebeexposed,butlikewiseaconsiderablesatisfactionoftheirvanity。ThecharacterImeanwasthatofatailor;which,ifweconsideritwithdueattention,mustbeconfessedtohaveinitgreatdignityandimportance。For,inreality,whoconstitutesthedifferentdegreesbetweenmenbutthetailor?theprinceindeedgivesthetitle,butitisthetailorwhomakestheman。Tohislaborsareowingtherespectofcrowds,andtheawewhichgreatmeninspireintotheirbeholders,thoughthesearetoooftenunjustlyattributedtoothermotives。Lastly,theadmirationofthefairismostcommonlytobeplacedtohisaccount。
\"IwasjustsetupinmytradewhenImadethreesuitsoffineclothesforkingStephen’scoronation。Iquestionwhetherthepersonwhowearstherichcoathathsomuchpleasureandvanityinbeingadmiredinit,aswetailorshavefromthatadmiration;
andperhapsaphilosopherwouldsayheisnotsowellentitledtoit。Ibustledonthedayoftheceremonythroughthecrowd,anditwaswithincredibledelightIheardseveralsay,asmyclotheswalkedby,’Blessme,waseveranythingsofineastheearlofDevonshire?SureheandSirHughBigotarethetwobestdressedmenIeversaw。’Nowboththosesuitswereofmymaking。