"Well," he starts out. "I just finished up the term at the private school I was teaching at in New York City, and I've always wanted to make my way out West -- something about the rugged nature of the land and all that, like you read in those articles in the Harper's, you see -- and I knew Miss Barlow had settled out here in Green Lake and was teachin', and just thought it would be a right wonderful idea if I came to talk to her students."
Doc ponders for a moment.
"As for the freedom, well, New York City's a big town but I don't have myself a..."
He trails off a second as he thinks quickly on that tiny apartment in New York City and his wife.
You ain't going to get to New York City again, Doc. You're going to go back out that door and you're going to die on the way to Mexico.
"...don't have myself a Mrs., so I suppose I've got the freedom to travel and see the country before I settle down a bit. I'm interested in travelin' out to California, perhaps. Wherever there are children, there's a need for teachers, after all."
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Doc ponders for a moment.
"As for the freedom, well, New York City's a big town but I don't have myself a..."
He trails off a second as he thinks quickly on that tiny apartment in New York City and his wife.
You ain't going to get to New York City again, Doc. You're going to go back out that door and you're going to die on the way to Mexico.
"...don't have myself a Mrs., so I suppose I've got the freedom to travel and see the country before I settle down a bit. I'm interested in travelin' out to California, perhaps. Wherever there are children, there's a need for teachers, after all."