"I never knew ladies cud speak Latin."
"Some can. I was educated with my brother, you know, and when we construed Horace I was always five or six pages ahead. What made you want to learn Latin?"
"I want to git out o' this."
"Out of your farm duties, you mean?"
"Yes."
"But surely your father would let you adopt some other profession if he knew you did not like this one?"
Richard shook his head.
"He wants justabout all of us—we've got to push on the farm."
"Yes—I know he is ambitious, but surely he doesn't want unwilling helpers."