DECISIVE HOURS 23 



them from the Ural and Altai Mountains. It was plants 



that had showed him the way. 



The Knitter and the boy went out, and the good woman 



dropped these golden words on the crimsoned twilight air: 

 " The little apothecary? He can who thinks he can." 

 " If he do perfect work," answered Audubon. " Such 



work I will do — there lies the merit." 



