parlous difficult and took a year. Natheless, God send
you good success, and to that end will we pray."

As a matter of business it was a good idea to get the
notion around that the thing was difficult. Many a
small thing has been made large by the right kind of
advertising. That monk was filled up with the diffi-
culty of this enterprise; he would fill up the others.
In two days the solicitude would be booming.

On my way home at noon, I met Sandy. She had
been sampling the hermits. I said:

"I would like to do that myself. This is Wednes-
day. Is there a matinee?"