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 
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