1821 April 16

First Lines

Means

Distributive

4 Equality

Of these four modes of defalcation from happiness by the defalcation from property,

the two first mentioned apply exclusively /are confined to/ to the individual thus

damnified and his individual circle - and the individual the circle of his

connections in the way of interest and sympathy: from the two last, by the

observation of his suffering may be propogated as it were by contagion a cluster of

similar evils in the breasts of other persons, the number of which will be determined

by the number of other persons the number of whom will be determined by the number of

those, by whom intimation having been received by them of his loss, apprehension

comes to be entertained of loss to themselves or their connections from the operation

of the same cause or similar ones.

This pain to the extent of which, that is to say to the number of persons

participating in it, no exact limits can commonly be assigned, has been denominated,

the pain of insecurity by contagion.

When a mass of property not as yet in the man's possession has /having/ been an

object of expectation to him - has been his in expectancy, it fails at the expected

time to come into his possession, disappointment on his part takes place:- a

correspondent pain is experienced by him - a pain of disappointment.

Correspondent to the pain of privation in case of expectation is the pain of

disappointment in case of expectancy.