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"If a boy of good family and good breeding cannot make friends by his own personality and his own qualities of mind and character, I should think he would better go without them," said Gilbert's mother casually. IF A BOY OF GOOD FAMILY AND GOOD BREEDING CANNOT MAKE FRIENDS BY HIS OWN PERSONALITY AND HIS OWN QUALITIES OF MIND AND CHARACTER I SHOULD THINK HE WOULD BETTER GO WITHOUT THEM SAID GILBERT'S MOTHER CASUALLY
" objected Gilbert, "though I'd like to." "That will be the only way a college course can come to you now, Gilbert," his mother said quietly. "You know nothing of the expenses involved. They would have taxed our resources to the utmost if father had lived, and we had had our more than five thousand a year! You and I together must think out your problem this summer." Gilbert looked blank and walked to the window with his hands in his pockets. "I should lose all my friends, and it's hard for a fellow to make his way in the world if he has nothing to recommend him but his graduation from some God-forsaken little hole like Beulah Academy." Nancy looked as if she could scalp her brother when he alluded to her beloved village in these terms, but her mother's warning look stopped any comment. Julia took up arms for her cousin. "We ought to go without everything for the sake of sending Gilbert to college," she said. "Gladys Ferguson doesn't know a single boy who isn't going to Harvard or Yale. CAN'T EARN ANYTHING IN COLLEGE OBJECTED GILBERT THOUGH I'D LIKE TO THAT WILL BE THE ONLY WAY A COLLEGE COURSE CAN COME TO YOU NOW GILBERT HIS MOTHER SAID QUIETLY YOU KNOW NOTHING OF THE EXPENSES INVOLVED THEY WOULD HAVE TAXED OUR RESOURCES TO THE UTMOST IF FATHER HAD LIVED AND WE HAVE HAD OUR MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR YOU AND I TOGETHER MUST THINK OUT YOUR PROBLEM THIS SUMMER GILBERT LOOKED BLANK AND WALKED TO THE WINDOW WITH HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKET I SHOULD LOSE ALL MY FRIENDS AND IT'S HARD FOR A FELLOW TO MAKE HIS WAY IN THE WORLD IF HE HAS NOTHING TO RECOMMEND HIM BUT HIS GRADUATION FROM SOME GOD FORSAKEN LITTLE HOLE LIKE BEULAH ACADEMY NANCY LOOKED AS IF SHE COULD SCALP HER BROTHER WHEN HE ALLUDED TO HER BELOVED VILLAGE IN THESE TERMS BUT HER MOTHER'S WARNING LOOK STOPPED ANY COMMENT JULIA TOOK UP ARMS FOR HER COUSIN WE OUGHT TO GO WITHOUT EVERYTHING FOR THE SAKE OF SENDING GILBERT TO COLLEGE SHE SAID GLADYS FERGUSON DOESN'T KNOW A SINGLE BOY WHO ISN'T GOING TO HARVARD OR YALE
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