I've met plenty of that kind of provincial snobs myself, and
they're pretty galling. There were one or two men in my crowd at
college, their families had lived on their income for three
generations, and they never dreamed there was anybody in their class
out here. I had to show them a thing or two, right at the start, and
I guess they won't forget it! Well, I think it's time all their sort
found out that three generations can mean just as much out here as
anywhere else. That's the way I feel about it, and let me tell you I
feel it pretty deeply!"
"But what are you going to do, George?" she cried.
George's earnestness surpassed hers; he had become flushed and his
breathing was emotional. As he confessed, with simple genuineness, he
did feel what he was saying "pretty deeply"; and in truth his state
approached the tremulous. "I expect to live an honourable life," he
said. "I expect to contribute my share to charities, and to take part
in--in movements."
"What kind?"
"Whatever appeals to me," he said.
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