That was a fact. He was really revolving the weak places of the enemy in
his mind. Suddenly he would start up, seize his paraphernalia, make his
expedition, and return rich-laden. This taught me the wonderful power of
persuasion when directed in exactly the right way. One of the first
things to forget is yourself. I think possibly the finding in your mind
of a man to whom you can sell goods depends principally upon your belief
that when you make your dash on him you forget what he will think of
_you_. You have the willingness to sacrifice all that to the one object
before you. In the possible places of attack which you reject, you are
not yet willing to make that sacrifice. You know