The Wine of the Heart. Victor Jay

or the problems of his students to the classroom itself, adhering to the philosophy that he was, after all, only there to teach them English and literature, and not to interfere in their lives.

      This instance was different, however. Almost without realizing it, he had already made a decision. Somehow, in some way, he intended to help Jerry Allen. He wanted to surmount the wall that the boy had built about himself, illuminate the dark regions beyond. How it would be done, he did not yet know, but he knew, as he reentered his classroom, that he would find a way.