One was a struggling writeradapting a Hemingway story for television; the otherwas that movie's star, still smarting from the sword-and-sandal bomb the Silver Chalice.
Kneeling on the stone floor as the 12 youngsters sat above him, the 76-year-old Francis poured water from a silverchalice over each foot, dried it with a simple cotton towel and then bent over to kiss each one.