____ 1. Mathilde is envious of the social class and wealth of others because a. she has never enjoyed either position or wealth b. she was born rich and wants more wealth c. her husband is very demanding d. her former classmate encourages her ____ 2.
Bruges (Dutch: Brugge) [1] is a town in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Relatively cosmopolitan and bourgeois given its compact size, it is one of the best preserved pre-motorised cities in Europe and offers the kind of charms rarely available elsewhere.
Bruges Flemish city in Italy, was the major of culture in both art and commerce. The financial capital of the north, the city was home to the Medici banking interests in the region and had a merchant class. Linked to the North Sea gave Bruges access to toher mercantile centers by the waterway. Waterway terminated in the heart of the city at the Water Hall. The city's prosperous merchant class, like nobility actively supported the arts.