Possible Clues:

• Die in 3 down in even greater poverty
• Never about to die - more in want
• More wanting right to follow French-born Peter out
• Less wealthy
• Wanting more colour, heading off, about ... about to fade
• Harder up
• Comparatively cashless
• Relatively busted
• Once called doctor to nurse that is worse off
• Less well off, never loses heart, having yearn to be included