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Chapter 13

           "AndwhydoesMartinwanttowrite?"hewenton. "Becauseheisn’trollinginwealth. WhydoyoufillyourheadwithSaxonandgeneralculture? Becauseyoudon’thavetomakeyourwayintheworld. Yourfatherseestothat. Hebuysyourclothesforyou,andalltherest. Whatrottengoodisoureducation,yoursandmineandArthur’sandNorman’s? We’resoakedingeneralculture,andifourdaddieswentbroketo-day,we’dbefallingdownto-morrowonteachers’examinations. Thebestjobyoucouldget,Ruth,wouldbeacountryschoolormusicteacherinagirls’boarding-school." 

           "Andpraywhatwouldyoudo?"sheasked. 

           "Notablessedthing. Icouldearnadollarandahalfaday,commonlabor,andImightgetinasinstructorinHanley’scrammingjointIsaymight,mindyou,andImightbechuckedoutattheendoftheweekforsheerinability." 

           Martinfollowedthediscussionclosely,andwhilehewasconvincedthatOlneywasright,heresentedtherathercavaliertreatmentheaccordedRuth. Anewconceptionofloveformedinhismindashelistened. Reasonhadnothingtodowithlove. Itmatterednotwhetherthewomanhelovedreasonedcorrectlyorincorrectly. Lovewasabovereason. Ifitjusthappenedthatshedidnotfullyappreciatehisnecessityforacareer,thatdidnotmakeherabitlesslovable. Shewasalllovable,andwhatshethoughthadnothingtodowithherlovableness. 

           "What’sthat?"herepliedtoaquestionfromOlneythatbrokeinuponhistrainofthought. 

           "IwassayingthatIhopedyouwouldn’tbefoolenoughtotackleLatin." "ButLatinismorethanculture,"Ruthbrokein. "Itisequipment." 

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