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For the gentleman-in-waiting, virtue consisted above all in grace and style, in doing well what was appropriate to his position; education was merely a way of acquiring polish. ? And vice was manifested in gracelessness, awkwardness, in behaving inappropriately,discourteously, or ostentatiously. ? For the apprentice, however, virtue was evidenced in success through hard work. ?The requisite qualities of character were not grace or style, but drive, determination, and a sharp eye for opportunity. ? While casual liberality and even prodigality characterized thegentleman, frugality, thrift, and self-control came to distinguish the new apprentice. ? And while the gentleman did not aspire to a higher station because his station was already high, the apprentice was continually becoming,striving, struggling upward. ?Failure for the apprentice meant standing still,not rising. ? ?1.For the gentleman-in-waiting, virtue consisted above all in grace and style, in doing well what was appropriate to his position;