The direct object in the sentence is "the".
She is accounting for his handsomeness that he might not have. He is inferring to be successful you should be rich and handsome but she makes up for the handsome.
Poverty and unemployment leave people out of money and often unable to cover even their most basic necessities, such as food and shelter (meaning the bills for the water and gas). This means that they are also unable to cover the costs of the funeral for their family members and might be forced to leave it to the state who might not be able to provide the best service possible (and might for example perform the ceremony next to a loud street)
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