things never draw, and you will
do nothing, or so little that the
percentage need not trouble you."
I expressed my willingness to try
the experiment and offered one
thousand francs in advance for a
license. The chief would not consent
and I then offered two thousand
francs. This opened his eyes to a
chance for a speculation and he
jumped at my offer; he would do it
on his own account, he said, and
pay the amount of one-quarter of
my receipts to the hospitals; he
was perfectly safe in making such
a contract, he thought, for he had
15,000 francs in bank.
But I declined to arrange this with
him individually, so he called his
associates together and presented
the matter in such a way that the
board took my offer on behalf of the
government. I paid down the 2,000
francs and received a good, strong
contract and license. The chief was
quite elated and handed me the
license with the remark:
HYLAND
