The Vicar of Wakefield

by

Oliver Goldsmith

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The Young Aristocrat Character Analysis

The young aristocrat is George’s tutee in Paris. He’s a young British gentleman who is known for his extreme stinginess. The aristocrat attempts to spend as little money as possible on their trip, and eventually abandons George in Italy so he doesn’t have to pay for George’s boat fare back to London.
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Chapter 20
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...poor taste. George then worked as a tutor for a young and extremely stingy English aristocrat traveling through Europe, until his employer abandoned him in Italy in order to not pay... (full context)