ThephraseattheheadofthispaperisthefarmoregracefulphraseofexcusecustomaryinthecourteousmannersofPortugal。AndeverywhereintheSouth，whereanalmostwell-dressedoldwoman，whosuddenlybeginstobegfromyouwhenyouleastexpectedit，callsyou\"mydaughter，\"youcanhardlyreplywithoutkindness。Wherethetourististhoroughlywellknown，doubtlessthecompanyofbeggarsareusedtosavagemannersintherich；butaboutthebywaysandremoterplacestheremuststillbesomedismayattheanger，thesilence，theindignation，andtheinexpensivehaughtinesswherewiththeopportunityofalms-givingisreceivedbytravellers。
InnothingdoweshowhowfartheWestisfromtheEastsoemphaticallyasweshowitbyourloftywaystowardsthosewhosomanifestlyputthemselvesatourfeet。Itiscertainlynotpleasanttoseethemthere；butsilenceorastormofimpersonalprotest——aprotestthatappealsvaguelylesstothebeggarsthantosomenotimpossiblepolice——doesnotseemthemostappropriatemannerofrebukingthem。Wehave，itmaybe，ascrupleonthepointofhumandignity，compromisedbytheentreatyandthethanksofthemendicant；butwehaveastrangewayofvindicatingthatdignitywhenwerefusetoman，woman，orchildtherecognitionofasimplyhumanword。Nay，ouroffenceismuchthegreaterofthetwo。Itisnotmerelyaroughandcontemptuousintercourse，itistherefusalofintercourse——thelastoutrage。Howdoweproposetoredressthoseconditionsoflifethatannoyuswhenabrotherwhines，ifwedenythepresence，thevoice，andthebeingofthisbrother，andif，becausefortunehasrefusedhimmoney，werefusehimexistence？
Wetakethemattertooseriously，ornotseriouslyenough，toholditintheindifferenceofthewise。\"Havepatience，littlesaint，\"
isaphrasethatmightteachusthecheerfulwaytoendureourownunintelligiblefortunesinthemidst，say，ofthepopulationofahill-villageamongthemostbarrenoftheMaritimeAlps，wherehutsofstonestandamongthestonesofanunclothedearth，andthereisnosignofdailybread。Thepeople，albeitunusedtotravellers，yetknowbyinstinctwhattodo，andbegwithoutthedelayofamomentassoonastheyseeyourunwontedfigure。Letitbetakenforgrantedthatyougiveallyoucan；someformofrefusalbecomesnecessaryatlast，andthegentlest——itisworthwhiletoremember——
isthemosteffectual。Anindignanttourist，onewhototheportentofapuggareewhich，perhaps，hewearsonagreyday，addsthatofungovernablerage，issowildavisitorthatnoattemptatallismadetounderstandhim；andthebeggarsbegdismayedbutunalarmed，uninterruptedly，withoutapauseoraconjecture。Theybegbyrote，thinkingofsomethingelse，asoccasionarises，andallindifferenttotheviolenceoftherich。