bernard , who had not told the land official that he was greater than 21 when he filing for a property application , did not comprehend that he had done anywhere hypocritical . moreover , people now knew that he was 19 years old wouldn take his rights across from him .
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that the government official had done anything dishonest.