St. Elizabeth

Subject:  St. Elizabeth
Quote: “There was a saint once—went out with bread for the poor.  Husband didn’t like it.  Met her and asked what there was in her basket.  She lost her nerve and said it was roses—He tore open her basket and roses it was—a miracle!  Now if you’d been Saint Elizabeth and were out with a basket of roses, and your husband had come along and asked you what you’d got, you’d have lost your nerve and said ‘Bread’.”
Character:  Superintendent Battle
Chapter/Story:  “Open the Door and Here Are the People”
Book Title/Copyright:  Towards Zero, 1944