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 he lost it by investing in tin shares.
( z1 cause :ARG0 ( z2 lose :ARG0 ( z3 person :name ( z4 name :op "Jed" ) ) :ARG1 ( z5 it ) :manner ( z6 invest :ARG0 z3 :ARG2 ( z7 share :mod ( z8 tin ) ) ) ) )