27/33 She would not marry a poor man. "I reckon I had better stick to the track. To know where you properly belong is something, and if I took the other job, my chiefs would soon find me out." "You're modest," Ruth remarked. "One likes modest people, but don't you think you're obstinate ?" "When the trail you hit goes uphill, obstinacy's useful." "If you won't take help, you may be long reaching the top, but we'll let it go. |