This is usually based on working a certain number of hours each week. You earn a set amount for every hour that you work. The more hours you work the more pay you'll receive. There are some jobs where you're paid a set amount for every unit you produce.
This is a great line and sequence from this play. If you haven't already seen the film version with Daniel Day-Lewis, please do so. Day-Lewis delivers the above line in such a way that it is the part that I remember the most.
At this point in the play, John Proctor has already admitted to the court that he committed adultery with Abigail Williams. In essence, he has intentionally hurt his reputation in the community. Many people looked up to Proctor as a good, strong, and moral man, but the adultery will taint that image.
The court asks John to sign his name and admit to witchcraft, and John refuses to let the court keep the paper that he signed. John is okay with his reputation being hurt because he was trying to save others, but he is not okay with his name (and his family's name) being tainted by...
Explanation: In the second paragraph, the author is wondering what life would be like in the new city, and what the people would be like. It flows logically that the author would also wonder specifically whether they would fit in with the kids in the new city.
