Both Uses of
prosperity
in
The Idiot
- His claim for the charity he desired seemed based on the fact that in the days of his prosperity he had given away as much as fifteen roubles at a time.†
Chpt 1.15 *prosperity = a state of doing well -- especially economically
- Don't talk to me about your prosperity, your riches, the rarity of famine, the rapidity of the means of transport!†
Chpt 3.4