If you go back to the time of J.P. Morgan the world of high finance was completely wholesale. The prestigious investment banks on Wall Street appealed exclusively to large corporations governments and to extremely wealthy individuals.
To seduce a woman famous for strict morals religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?
Work and live to serve others to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.