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Lieutenant Paul Bolang
But to
Paul, the decision was easy. “The family Bolang will stand—and
progress and continue—no matter what profession I follow.
I’m sorry, but I cannot comply with your advice or your dictates,
Father.”
Paul
stood, bowed, and an amazed silence followed him as he walked
out of the dining room, out of the house, and into a scholarship
at the Academie des Sciences.
His
father’s disappointment became an unassailable barrier between
them for years.