Chapter 25

It was intended as a clever way of checking whether there would be any desire in the old farmer for Benjamin to abandon the law, and return to his father's primitive labor. Nathan dared to hope for it now, for his son had not gained as much from his profession as he said. Because of his need to be attached to the farm, the money stock, and a clean wife also ready and at hand, Nathan could safely fend for himself in his hottest moments without needing to chastise his son with the hard-earned hundreds spent on his education. So the old man listened with painful attention to the answer to which his son was striving; So he started coughing a bit and blowing his nose before speaking.

"Good! You see, father, the law is a precarious livelihood; As I can express myself k have no chance in the profession unless I am known to judges and lawyers and that kind of thing now like you see my mother and you have no acquaintances you can contact exactly in this line but fortunately I met a man