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In the early winter Dr. Rome read Wilmer’s latest book. What the critics said about “Peace Haven” does not matter, for its success was not a mere material triumph, but a capture of the great heart of the world.

Dr. Rome wrote his letter:

“My dear Wilmer,

“I think this is the most sane and human thing that I have ever read——”

So the years passed; and in a Surrey garden somewhere in the deeps of a green valley, Wilmer wrote and dreamed and grew flowers. He brought peace to many sufferers. And in the evenings, when he wandered in his garden he was not alone, for the garden was full of an invisible presence that was more real to him than the perfume of the flowers.