... THE LOWEST RUNG TOGETHER WITH THE HAND ON THE LATCH, ST LUKE’S SUMMER AND THE UNDERSTUDY BY MARY CHOLMONDELEY AUTHOR OF “RED POTTAGE” 1908 TO HOWARD STURGIS CONTENTS THE LOWEST RUNG THE HAND ... either 27 The Lowest Rung The Hand on the Latch There came a man across the moor, Fell and foul of face was he, He left the path by the cross-roads three, And stood in the shadow of the door MARY ... hurts them to see any one hungry Yes, I have dropped down the ladder rung by rung, and now I have reached the lowest rung And it is a good place, the only safe place for wastrels such as I, the...