Over the River and the Mystic River Poem and a Clerk's Rise
A long poem fragment about crossing over the river toward a awaited shore and a dream of a afterlife contrasted with a tale of Edgar Ashcroft who abandons fashion for steady clerical work. He accepts a real estate lawyer’s offer, improves health, earns respect, and rises in the office, eventually becoming Holden’s valuable assistant and gaining a path to prosperity through diligence.
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Edgar
Ede
Intinl
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Deglara Holden
Ashcroft
Ashcroft seeks counsel after copper mine collapse
Edgar Ashcroft bursts into a lawyer friend’s office with bad news about a failed copper mine investment in the Taku region. He sunk fifty thousand dollars into shares that now fetch five dollars, and he can only sell for twenty five hundred. The lawyer suggests earning a living by work, and proposes a new path in his colleague’s profession.
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Fortune Favors a Bold Marriage in Ballion Tale
Ballion hears Edgar proclaim love for Fanny despite low salary and modest fortune. Mr Ballion approves, declaring poverty no barrier to marriage. Edgar weds Fanny, joins as partner, and eventually becomes a millionaire inheriting his father-in-law's wealth as luck turns in his favor.
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