Capitolo 2
disposition, and the second was the haughty manners of Oscar that
not lost opportunity to humiliate Joe and to tyrannize him/it on till now as
The independent spirit of Joe would allow. It happened, therefore, that
Joe was forced to work very hard, while the promised attire was of
the most convenient and description more torn. He was forced to go to
school in patched shoes and a worn-out suit that made evil his/her pride as him
been compared with Oscar that was attentively and even beautifully
suit. Parsimonious as his/her father it was, he was anxious that his
only boy should appear to advantage.
In the a lot of day on which our history starts Oscar had insulted Joe in a
way that excited the bitter indignation of our hero.
This is the way that has happened:
Joe that was a favorite general on account of his/her good glances and
chivalrous manners, and despite his/her torn suit, you/he/she was walking
house with Annie Raimondo, the daughter of the physician of village, when
Oscar came on.
Him he was secretly an admirer of the young lady, but it never had
received the least encouragement by her. It did him/it angry to see
the drudge of his/her father that walks on equal terms with his really favorite, and
its common nature incited him to insult its enemy.
"Miss Raymond", he said, while mockingly lifting his/her hat, "I congratulate me
You on the companion you have picked up."
Annie Raimondo fully appreciated his/her baseness, and he/she calmly answered:
"I accept Your congratulations, the Mr. Norton."
This answer made angered Oscar and conducted him/it to subsequently go that him
otherwise.
"You have to be hard above for an escort, when You ax such ragamuffin
as Joe Mason."
Joe lined up the text with anger.
"Oscar Norton, you mean to insult us Miss Raymond or", he required.
"Then you are on Your tall horse!" Oscar mockingly said.
"Will he/she answer to my question?"
"Yes, I want. I don't mean certainly to insult Miss Raymond but me
wonders to his/her taste in to choose the boy rented of my father to walk with."
"I am not responsible to You for my choice, Oscar Norton", said Annie