What does Thoreau seem to be saying in the second paragraph about the so called rich man?
here is the text:
Thank God, I can sit and I can stand without the aid of a furniture warehouse. What man but a philosopher would not be ashamed to see his furniture packed in a cart and going up country exposed to the light of heaven and the eyes of men, a beggarly account of empty boxes? That is Spaulding’s furniture. I could never tell from inspecting such a load whether it belonged to a so called rich man or a poor one; the owner always seemed poverty-stricken. Indeed, the more you have of such things the poorer you are.
the options are:
A) Often a poor man looks like he is rich.
B) Sometimes a rich man has more impressive stuff.
C) You can always tell a rich man or poor man by his stuff.
D) Having a lot of stuff does not always make a person rich.