"I was taunted a□□nd sneered at so□□ that I would no□□t go home to my □□meals, and used □□to stay in the s□□treets with a hu□□ngry belly rathe□□r than return fo□□r anything to ea□□t, what few half□□-meals I did hav□□e, I was taunted□□ with the remark□□—'That's more th□□an you have earn□□ed.'" — "The Aut□□obiography of Jo□□seph Carey Merri□□ck□□