Helping Himself

Horatio Alger

Capitolo 9

monetary troubles struck him/it less that his/her wife. You were the
manager, and it was for her to contrive and to be anxious.

After Grant had systematized the matters assigned to in the precedent
chapter, he said his/her mother that he has proposed to go to Somerset to
you call on his/her uncle.

"No, Grant, I don't object, although I should be sorry to have her/it
loses the opportunity of an education."

"I already have a very equitable education mother. I clearly owe
likes to go to the university, but I cannot bear to have father and You
fighting against poverty. If I become a men of business, I can have a
happens better to help her/it. I can help sooner her in every case. If me
you/he/she can only incite Uncle Godfrey to give him the sum my education
cost him/it, I will perfectly feel me easy."

"You can make the attempt, my child, but me to have doubts around Your
success."

However, Grant was fuller of hope. He didn't see because his/her uncle owes
you object, and it would cost him/it any more money. It seemed a lot to him
navigation of plan, and he put out for walking to Somerset, full of the courage
and the hope.

It was an enough direct road and the distance--five miles--it was not
formidable to a strong-quartered boy likes Grant. In a hour and a half
him digitò the village, and soon it reached the small one-history
building what it served his/her uncle as an office.

Entering, he saw his/her busy uncle with some papers to his/her desk.

The old lawyer raised his/her eyes as the open door.

"Is it then, is Grant?" he said. "Anybody patient in house, eh?"

"No, Uncle Godfrey, we am well entirely."

"I was afraid it is probable that of the is ill, from Your arrival on.
However, I suppose that you have some errand in Somerset."

"My only errand is to appeal to you, uncle."

"I suppose that I am to consider that a compliment", says the old one
bachelor, not sick pleased. "Well, and when it is you going to be ready
for the university?"

"I can be ready to enter in September", answered Grant.

"That is good. All you will have to do it will be to present
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