If Mr. Oswald Carsters had not inherited the right to almost uncontrollably dispose of an annual income of three hundred and fifty pounds sterling, he probably would never have become a great man. If a worthy dissident theologian, St. Mr. Baxter, had been endowed not only with holiness but also with the gift of prophecy, he might have had in mind Carsters when he wrote his famous treatise entitled "If the ass pulls a Christian down - push him" . The push in this case was handled by Mrs. Carsters. Her efforts to impose on her husband the yoke of greatness were active and tireless, and only the speed with which he fell under this burden every time could compare with them.