But there was still a tradition of affection for him, and it came to be regarded as meritorious and luck-bringing to climb to Shangri-La and leave a simple gift, or perform some manual task that was needed there.
I know only one way in which I could have played a meritorious part as an active citizen — by becoming a schoolmaster in some little country town, and teaching half a dozen teachable boys to love study for its own sake.