“但是一个人无论怎样得天独厚最直于当铁匠

“但是一个人无论怎样得天独厚最直于当铁匠，”露丝笑了，“我却从来没听说有人不光当学徒就能行的。”
“那你看我该怎么办？”他问，“别忘了，我觉得我有这种写作能力——我解释不清楚，我只知道我内心有这件条件。”
‘你必须受到完整的教育，”她回答，“无论你最终是否当作家，无论你选定什么职业，这种教育是必不可少的，而且不能马虎粗糙。你应当上中学。”
“是的——”他正要说，她补充了一句，打断了他的话。
“当然，你也可以继续写作。”
“我是非写作不可的，”他狠狠地说。
“怎么？”她茫然地、甜甜地望着他。不太喜欢他那种执拗劲。
“因为我不写作就上不了中学。你知道我很吃晚得买书，买衣服。”
“这我倒忘了，”她笑了起来，“你怎么会生下来没有遗产呢？”
“我倒更乐意生下来就身体结实，想像力丰富。”他回答，“钱不钱可以将就，有些东西——”他几乎用了个“你”，却删去了——“叮将就不了。”
“你说‘将就’，”她生气地叫道，口气却甜蜜，“那话太俗，太难听了。”
他脸红了，给巴地说：“好的，我只希望你一发现我有错就纠正。”
“我——我愿意，”她犹豫地说，“你身上有很多优点，我希望看见你十全十美。”
他立即变成了她手中的泥团。他满腔热情地希望她塑造他；她也很想把他塑造成为一个理想的人。她告诉他,North Face Jackets，正巧中学入学考试就要在下周星期一举行，他立即表示愿意参加。
然后她便为他弹琴唱歌。他怀着一腔饥渴注视着她，饱饮着她的美丽，心里纳闷：怎么会没有一百个追求者像他一样在那儿听她弹唱，恋爱看她呢？
Chapter 10
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"He is the first man that ever drew passing notice from Ruth," she told her husband. "She has been so singularly backward where men are concerned that I have been worried greatly."
Mr. Morse looked at his wife curiously.
"You mean to use this young sailor to wake her up?" he questioned.
"I mean that she is not to die an old maid if I can help it,Link," was the answer. "If this young Eden can arouse her interest in mankind in general, it will be a good thing."
"A very good thing," he commented. "But suppose, - and we must suppose, sometimes, my dear, - suppose he arouses her interest too particularly in him?"
"Impossible," Mrs. Morse laughed. "She is three years older than he, and, besides,SHIPPING INFO., it is impossible. Nothing will ever come of it. Trust that to me."
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