The Professor Chapter V

In which a young clerk, enduring the chill and bitterness of a January dawn, confronts the climax of his self-dissatisfaction and resolves to cease enduring the oppression of a harsh employer whose fury he meets with quiet defiance and clear self-respect. The day’s sombre hues and the peaceful village beyond the city’s smoke-stained bounds offer a moment of tranquil reflection and the promise of new horizons.