Was poverty, which one could not help, so terrible a disgrace, an
insuperable barrier to elevation, and was it mean and small in him to
accept his education from a man on whom he had no claim? Possibly; and
if so, the state of things should not continue. He would go to Arthur
Tracy, thank him for all he had done, and tell him he could receive no
more from him; that if he had an education, he must get it himself by
the work of his own hands, and thus be beholden to no one.
Full of this resolution, he went down the stairs and out into the open
air, which cooled his hot head a little, though it was still throbbing
terribly as he went through the leafy woods toward home.
In the lane he saw Jerry coming toward him, with her sun-bonnet hanging
down her back and her soft, curly hair blowing around her forehead. The
moment she saw him she knew something was the matter, and, hastening her
steps to run, asked him what had happened, and why he looked so white
and mad.
Harold was sure of sympathy from Jerry, and he told her his story, which
roused her to a high pitch of indignation.
'The miserable, nasty, sneaking Tom!' she said, stopping short and
emphasizing each adjective with a stamp of her foot as if she were
trampling upon the offending Tom.
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