If I had kept the company SOME FOLKS have had through MY MEANS, perhaps my son wouldn't have any reason to brag, sir, of his SUPERIORITY and WEST END AIRS (these words were uttered in the elder Osborne's most sarcastic tones). 
If I had kept the company some folks have had through my means, perhaps my son wouldn't have any reason to brag, sir, of his superiority. 