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the question. “I have a hundred and twenty dollars.”
    â€œThat’s a lot of fuzzy pink slippers, Sister.”
    Again she made no response. “It may be quite a simple job, I don’t know.”
    â€œSuppose I find O’Gorman, what then? Do I give him a message? Wish him a happy Fourth of July?”
    â€œYou do nothing at all, except come back here and tell me about it, me and only me.”
    â€œWhat if he’s no longer living in Chicote?”
    â€œFind out where he went. But please don’t try to contact him, no purpose would be served and mischief could be done. Will you accept the job?”
    â€œI’m in no position to pick and choose at the moment, Sister. I must remind you, though, that you’re taking quite a risk sending me away from here with a hundred and twenty dol­lars. I might not come back.”
    â€œYou might not,” she said calmly. “In which case I will have learned another lesson. But then again you might come back, so I have nothing to lose but money I can’t spend any­way and can’t give to the Master because of my promise to my son.”
    â€œYou have a trick of making everything seem very reason­able on first examination.”
    â€œAnd on second?”
    â€œI wonder why you’re interested in O’Gorman.”
    â€œWonder a little. It won’t do you any harm. I will tell you only that what I’ve asked you to do is highly important to me,”
    â€œAll right. Where’s the money?”
    â€œIn a good safe place,” Sister Blessing said blandly, “until tomorrow morning.”
    â€œMeaning you don’t trust me? Or you don’t trust the Broth­ers andSisters?”
    â€œMeaning I’m no fool, Mr. Quinn. You’ll get the money when you’re sitting in that truck beside Brother Crown of Thorns at dawn tomorrow.”
    â€œDawn?”
    â€œEarly to bed and early to rise puts color in the cheeks and sparkle in the eyes.”
    â€œThat isn’t how I heard it.”
    â€œThe Master has made certain changes in the proverbs to make them suitable for our children to learn.”
    â€œI’m curious about the Master,” Quinn said. “I’d like to meet him.”
    â€œHe’s indisposed tonight. Perhaps when you come to visit us again—”
    â€œYou seem pretty sure I’ll be coming back, Sister. Maybe you don’t know about gamblers.”
    â€œI knew about gamblers,” Sister Blessing said, “long before you saw your first ace of spades.”

TWO
    Quinn was awakened , while it was still dark, by someone shaking him vigorously by the shoulder. He opened his eyes.
    A short fat man, carrying a lantern, was peering down at him through thick-lensed spectacles. “My goodness gracious, I was beginning to think you were dead. You must get up now, immediately.”
    â€œWhy? What’s the matter?”
    â€œNothing’s the matter. It’s time to arise and greet the new day. I am Brother of the Steady Heart. Sister Blessing told me to give you a shave and some breakfast before the others get up.”
    â€œWhat time is it?”
    â€œWe have no clocks at the Tower. I’ll be waiting for you in the washroom.”
    Quinn soon found out how some of the Brothers had ac­quired the scars on their chins and scalps. The razor was dull, the light from the lantern feeble, and Brother of the Steady Heart near-sighted.
    â€œMy, you are a jumpy one,” Brother Heart said with amiable interest. “I guess you suffer from bad nerves, eh?”
    â€œAt times.”
    â€œWhile I’m at it I could give your hair a bit of a trim.”
    â€œNo thanks. The shave’s plenty. I wouldn’t want to im­pose.”
    â€œSister Blessing said I was to make you look as much like a gentleman as possible. She’s taken quite a fancy to you, seems to me. It kind of rouses my curiosity.”
    â€œIt kind of