went home, I have no doubt, but it is the gift of few to be at onceso luminous and so forcible. Try handling your Hamal in another way.Call him mildly--a mild tone thaws his comprehending--and say to him,"Look here, my son. Do you see this platinum writing on the backs ofthese books? For what purpose is it?" He will reply, "Who knows?"Then you can proceed, "That writing is the mark by which you may knowthe head of any book. Now consider, should a book stand on itshead?" If he replies, "How should a book stand on its head?" thenyou are getting access to his intelligence, and may lead him ongradually to the conclusion that, whenever he puts a book into theshelves, he should make it stand so that the writing on the back ofit may be uppermost. I tell you he will beam with intelligence, andrise earlier next night to put his quite recent learning into practice.After a few days he will forget and relapse into his ancient ways, butyou must have patience.