Brother Anselm worked 12-hour days for weeks overseeing the construction and enrolling new students.

I am not one of them, but Brother Anselm, our precentor, is.

And if this is past saving, Brother Anselm can make one new.

But show Brother Anselm a good instrument damaged, and he'll want to heal it.

I could make of you a singer,' said Brother Anselm, sitting back in high content. '

And so he was, and would work the harder the next day for having deserted Brother Anselm on this one.

But the best gift of all came from Brother Anselm.

Perhaps she wanted Brother Anselm's admired music, especially on this day of all the saints' days.

Brother Anselm examines the box, admiring it and noting its likely use to hold a valuable book.

"Brother Anselm, you have the music already in hand?"