In this fantasy fiction, Hank Roberts interlaces alien intervention with a rags-to-riches story. The protagonist, a cheerful, patient, and morally certain young man, travels via chimney space warp to a distant galaxy where he takes a five-year sojourn studying interventional attitudes. On his return he inherits billions of dollars and he devotes his fortune and life to bringing food, education, and health across the planet. He even eventually marries an alien!