, thetimber, andb, thegrainandmeatneedfulfortheman'ssustenanceuntilhecanfinishachestofdrawers, + ; daybyday, hemustdestroymoreorlessofthesubstanceandofthegeneraladaptabilityofainordertoworkitupintothespecialformsneededtoconstitutethechestofdrawers; and, daybyday, , toplanetheboards, + basanequivalentforthewood + tendays' supplyofvitalcapital? Thelatterwillsurelysay: ", sofarasIamconcerned, youhavedonenothingandareasmuchinmydebtasever." Andifthecarpentermaintainedthathehad "virtually" createdtwo-thirdsofachestofdrawers, inasmuchasitwouldtakeonlyfivedaysmoretoputtogetherthepiecesofwood, andthattheheapofboardsoughttobeacceptedastheequivalentoftwo-thirdsofhisdebt, -stuffs, onwhichthecarpenterhadtomaintainhimself; orwhetherthecarpenterhadastockofboth, , itisevenlessdoubtfulthat, ifthecarpenterofferedhisboardstothemanwhowantedachestofdrawers, ,, thepaymentofgoodsinalump,forthechestofdrawers, , attheendofeachday, thecarpenterchosetosaytohimself "Ihave 'virtually' created, bymyday'slabour, afifteenthofwhatIshallgetforthechestofdrawers—thereforemywagesaretheproduceofmyday'slabour"—thereisnogreatharminsuchmetaphoricalspeech,solongasthepoormandoesnotdeludehimselfintothesuppositionthatitrepresentstheexacttruth."Virtually" isapttocovermoreintellectualsinsthan"charity" , itsurelymustbeplainenoughthateachday'sworkhasinvolvedtheconsumptionofthecarpenter'svitalcapital, andthefashioningofhistimber, + btobeexchangedforthechesthasbeenadvancedasaloan, orispaiddailyorweeklyaswages, or, atsomelatertime, asthepriceofafinishedcommodity—theessentialelementofthetransaction, andtheonlyessentialelement, is, thatitmust, atleast, ; and, sofarfromthecarpenterhavingproducedtheessentialpartofhiswagesbyeachday'slabour, hehasmerelywastedthatlabour, unlesssomebodywhohappenstowantachestofdrawersofferstoexchangevitalcapital, orsomethingthatcanprocureit, equivalenttotheamountconsumedduringtheprocessofmanufacture.[5]
