Horatio Alger, Brave and Bold — Chapter V: Discharged (1874)
“ I am willing to do that, but not to apologize.""That will not be sufficient," said the superintendent, who knew that payment for the cane would fall far short of satisfying his wife or Halbert. "The cost of the cane was a trifle, and I am willing to buy him another, but I cannot consent that my son should be subjected to such rude violence, without an apology from the offender. If I passed this over, you might attack him again to-morrow.""I am not in the habit of attacking others without cause," said Robert, proudly. ”
