Poverty hidden but real, concealed, but just around the corner
The rich lose sight of the poor, or only recognise them when attention
is forced to their existence by their appearance as vagants,
mendicants, or delinquents.
We have improved on the proverb, “One half
of the world does not know how the other half lives,” changing it into
“One half of the world does not care how the other half lives.’ …
The poor live in courts and cellars “hidden from the view of the
higher ranks by piles of stores, mills, warehouses, and manufacturing
establishments, less known to their wealthy neighbours …
