There are some people who outwardly wear an honest expression and live an honorable life, so that no one could suspect such a person of being anything but virtuous. For they make every effort to appear so for the sake of being respected. Then too, if they are trying to get ahead, there is a natural fear of looking anything other than virtuous to anyone, even though such people are inwardly the kind that if they could strip everyone of their property, they would do so with pleasure. But though they do not do so, still they want to, but their respectability and the laws of society, as well as other factors, prevent them from putting their desire into action. Therefore, if it would not appear plainly to the world, they would do it without conscience, and perhaps even did do it when they could be sure it would not be uncovered. They are even not afraid to do such a thing by using other people, just so the blame falls on those carrying it out, while they themselves do not appear to be to blame. So it is just as if they had committed the act themselves, and on top of this is added the deception of trying to do it under cover, making use of other people.