When he saw the entry completed, as well ad Mr. Semmes could have done, he had to turn away lest he betray his emotions, for Matt was the first in his lineage going back five thousand years who could write, and his arrival at learning seemed much like the arrival of the colonies at nationhood; prospects unlimited lay ahead.
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10 Responses to Chesapeake by James Michener p.460