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Chapter 7

           OnceIgetstarted,I’llworknightan’day. Mebbeyouthinkit’sfunny,measkin’youaboutallthis. Iknowyou’rethelastpersonintheworldIoughttoask,butIdon’tknowanybodyelseIcouldaskunlessit’sArthur. MebbeIoughttoaskhim. IfIwas" 

           Hisvoicediedaway. HisfirmlyplannedintentionhadcometoahaltonthevergeofthehorribleprobabilitythatheshouldhaveaskedArthurandthathehadmadeafoolofhimself. Ruthdidnotspeakimmediately. Shewastooabsorbedinstrivingtoreconcilethestumbling,uncouthspeechanditssimplicityofthoughtwithwhatshesawinhisface. Shehadneverlookedineyesthatexpressedgreaterpower. Herewasamanwhocoulddoanything,wasthemessageshereadthere,anditaccordedillwiththeweaknessofhisspokenthought. Andforthatmattersocomplexandquickwasherownmindthatshedidnothaveajustappreciationofsimplicity. Andyetshehadcaughtanimpressionofpowerintheverygropingofthismind. Ithadseemedtoherlikeagiantwrithingandstrainingatthebondsthatheldhimdown. Herfacewasallsympathywhenshedidspeak. 

           "Whatyouneed,yourealizeyourself,anditiseducation. Youshouldgobackandfinishgrammarschool,andthengothroughtohighschoolanduniversity." 

           "Butthattakesmoney,"heinterrupted. 

           "Oh!"shecried. "Ihadnotthoughtofthat. Butthenyouhaverelatives,somebodywhocouldassistyou?" 

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