Anybody with Foster in him would be that . To go back to Father . The doctors told him that his only chance of recovering his strength was an open-air life , so Father rented one of Uncle Abimelech 's farms and there he lived for the rest of his days . He did not get strong again until it was too late for college , and he was a square peg in a round hole all his life , as he used to tell us . Mother died before we could remember , so Murray and Dad and I were everything to each other . We were very happy too , although we were bossed by Uncle Abimelech more or less . But he meant it well and Father did n't mind . Then Father died -- oh , that was a dreadful time ! I hurried over it in my thinking-out . Of course when Murray and I came to look our position squarely in the face we found that we were dependent on Uncle Abimelech for everything , even the roof over our heads . We were literally as poor as church mice and even poorer , for at least they get churches rent-free . Murray 's heart was set on going to college and studying medicine . He asked Uncle Abimelech to lend him enough money to get a start with and then he could work his own way along and pay back the loan in due time . Uncle Abimelech is rich , and Murray and I are his nearest relatives . But he simply would n't listen to Murray 's plan . `` I put my foot firmly down on such nonsense , '' he said . `` And you know that when I put my foot down something squashes . '' It was not that Uncle Abimelech was miserly or that he grudged us assistance . Not at all . He was ready to deal generously by us , but it must be in his own way .
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