With a shrug and a wry smile directed at Joe, he remarked, "Keep striving, my boy. Listen to your mother. She's right. I can't rescue you. Study diligently."
Then he turned and departed.
Joe was left behind, stunned.
He grasped at his mother's clothing, pledging, “Mom, I'll study hard. I promise."
He was so earnest now.
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