I had a host in Quito who, out of the blue, asked me to water his (twenty-three) houseplants for him. When I told him I was quite busy that day and didn’t have

I had a host in Quito who, out of the blue, asked me to water his (twenty-three) houseplants for him. When I told him I was quite busy that day and didn’t have time, he replied “Oh that’s OK, tomorrow is fine too.”