How wrongly Willy had judged Mister Nichols. Among his numerous prayers now he prayed for Clarke Nichols. And when Mister Nichols announced he was going to marry Frances Howes in October of 1777 Willy prayed for her too. He had a second chance. He was going to change his life. The counterfeit shilling had proven once and for all he was a sinner. And he wanted to change like John Warr had changed, for his fellow apprentice had surely become more tolerant, more loving, before Willy's very eyes. Willy