Reread this quotation from near the end of âWalden Pondâ: Many a forenoon have I stolen away, preferring to spend thus the most valued part of the day; for I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly; nor do I regret that I did not waste more of them in the workshop or the teacherâs desk. Explain this quotation. Be sure to address the âwealthâ Thoreau claims, his use of that wealth, and his views of the workshop or school