==================== HES POSTING ==================== As the "Second British Empire" came into existence, there was still a British North America, however reduced. More important, however, there was a consolidating Empire looking out at India. The opportunities for privilege were so evident that people paid to work for the East India Company - they made so much moonlighting on the job. But, perhaps that is not the sort of privilege to which you were referring. ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]