?Isnotthethingfeasible?Yes—yes—theendisnotsodifficult;ifIhadonlyabrainactiveenoughtoferretoutthemeansofattainingit.”

    Isatupinbedbywayofarousingthissaidbrain:itwasachillynight;Icoveredmyshoulderswithashawl,andthenIproceededTOthinkagainwithallmymight.

    “WhatdoIwant?Anewplaanewhouse,amongstnewfaces,undernewcircumstances:Iwantthisbecauseitisofinganythier.Howdopeopledotogetanewplace?Theyapplytofriends,Isuppose:Ihavenofriends.Therearemanyotherswhohavenofriends,whomustlookaboutforthemselvesaheirownhelpers;andwhatistheirresource?”

    Icouldnottell:nothingansweredme;Ithenorderedmybraintofindaresponse,andquickly.Itworkedandworkedfaster:Ifeltthepulsesthrobinmyheadandtemples;butfornearlyanhouritworkedinchaos;andcameofitsefforts.Feverishwithvainlabotupandtookaturnintheroom;uhecurtain,arortwo,shiveredwithcold,andagaiobed.

    Akindfairy,inmyabsence,hadsurelydroppedtherequiredsuggestiononmypillow;forasIlaydown,itcamequietlyandnaturallytomymind.—“Thosewhowantsituationsadvertise;youmustadvertiseinthe—shireHerald.”

    “How?Iknownothingaboutadvertising.”

    Repliesrosesmoothandpromptnow:—

    “YoumustenclosetheadvertisementandthemoopayforitunderacoverdirectedtotheeditoroftheHerald;youmustputit,thefirstopportunityyouhave,intothepostatLowton;answersmustbeaddressedtoJ.E.,atthepost-officethere;yougoandinquireinaboutaweekafteryousendyourletter,ifanyaree,andactaccly.”

    ThisschemeIwewice,thrice;itwastheedinmymind;Ihaditinaclearpracti:Ifeltsatisfied,andfellasleep.