The protagonist of this novel drops some bills in a well, prompting a woman to fish them out with a pole and exchange them for coins so that she can return the money to him. When the protagonist of this novel tries to return 
The protagonist of this novel drops some bills in a well, prompting a woman to fish them out with a pole and exchange them for coins so that she can return the money to him. When the protagonist of this novel tries to return a note to his boss after a lecture, his boss laughs and tells him that he doesn't expect him to fulfill any of the ideals from their discussion. This novel's protagonist is at odds with a malicious hypocrite who has a deceptively effeminate voice and secretly visits a woman at the hot springs at night, a fact the protagonist uses when he plots his revenge. The protagonist of this novel receives an (*) inheritance after his parents die in his youth, and he is taken care of by a maid named Kiyo. This novel's protagonist befriends a colleague with a strong sense of justice nicknamed "Porcupine" and disdains an arrogant man named "Redshirt," who manipulates the principal. For 10 points, name this Soseki Natsume novel about a "young master" who becomes a math teacher. 
The protagonist of this novel drops some bills in a well, prompting a woman to fish them out with a pole and exchange them for coins so that she can return the money to him.
Botchan