152 IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON 



That signature would have twice the value of a poor, 

 bored king, who felt that his position compelled him to 

 subscribe. 



That was not all. 



" He may publish the work under my special patronage, 

 approbation, and protection! " 



Perfect work had won its reward. 



The Knitter of Nantes might not have been a prophet- 

 ess; good people do not need visions to see the end of a 

 spiritual gravitation. 



Sir Walter delivered the king's messages to Audu- 

 bon. 



His heart arose to heaven, as into the clear light of 

 God. He saw the invisible hand that had led him. 



Impossible? The things that seem impossible to limited 

 reason are not so to intuition and faith. Faith leaves the 

 peak like an eagle and mounts into the sunlight through the 

 gathering cloud. 



This chapter is practically true, and we have written 

 few chapters that convey a more significant lesson for those 

 who must toil against obstacles and await results. Truly, 

 " faith is the evidence of things not seen ! " 



Could his father have seen that day, or the old Knitter 

 at Nantes! 



But there were three that must know all they had 

 had faith in him; they had been his life his wife, Victor, 

 and John. 



