A LETTER TO GOD

only a little more than half. He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only a single word as a signature: God. Oral Comprehension Check Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do? Who read the letter? What did the postmaster do then? The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office. Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence — but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. Immediately, Lencho went up to the window to ask for paper and ink. On the public writing-table, he started to write, with much wrinkling of his brow, caused by the effort he had to make to express his ideas. When he finished, he went to the window to