She did not care for him , and anyhow he , Jed , had a little too much pride to ask her , a rich woman , to marry him , a poor man who had lost all caste he ever possessed by taking up tin-peddling .<br>Jed was determined not to `` persoom . ''<br>And , oh , how deliciously romantic it all was !
Jed was poor because of medical debt.
( z1 poor :domain ( z2 person :name ( z3 name :op "Jed" ) ) :ARG1-of ( z4 cause :ARG0 ( z5 debt :mod ( z6 medical ) ) ) )