Jewell James Totem: Whatcom Creek
The doctor said to the Bishop, “So you see, my lord, your young ordinand can live no more than three years and doesn’t know it. Will you tell him, and what will you do with him?”
The Bishop said to the doctor, “Yes, I’ll tell him, but not yet. If I tell him now, he’ll try too hard. How much time has he for an active life?”
“A little less than two years if he’s lucky.”
“So short a time to learn so much?”
— Margaret Craven, from I Heard The Owl Call My Name
I, Too, Heard The Owl 