How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
No, villain, I am not dead, though you and your wicked whore might well think me so, after the barbarous cruelties you have exercised on me. (2.10.1)
If you don't look the part, you're apt to get blamed for a random crime. Parson Adams and Fanny sure learn that the hard way. Even though many of the lower-class characters are way more virtuous than the upper-class characters in this novel, you can bet that they'll always be the ones pegged for a crime when it comes right down to it.
Quote #5
I should be ashamed of my cloth, if I thought a poor man, who is honest, below my notice or my familiarity. (3.2.11)
Adams tells it like it is. Then again, it's kind of his job to be gracious to those more unfortunate.
Quote #6
Sure, sir, replied Adams, hunger and thirst, cold and nakedness, and other distresses which attend the poor, can never be said to be imaginary evils. (3.13.1)
Peter Pounce is totally insulated from poverty and the misery that accompanies it. He can't even imagine what those things are like, so he can't imagine why anyone would need help in those situations. His definition of charity has a lot to do with his privileged class position.