Cy. And economy a virtue?
Ly. Yes, again.
Cy. Then, if you find me living economically, and others extravagantly, why blame me instead of them?
Ly. I do not call your life more economical than other people's; I call it more destitute—destitution and want, that is what it is; you are no better than the poor who beg their daily bread.
Cy. That brings us to the questions, What is want, and what is sufficiency? Shall we try to find the answers?
Ly. If you like, yes.
Cy. A man's sufficiency is that which meets his necessities; will that do?
Ly. I pass that.
Cy. And want occurs when the supply falls short of necessity—does not meet the need?
Ly. Yes.