Asking

One other thing I was thinking, was about the asking- one of the reason's the ex leper got what he wanted was he asked (more importantly, he asked the right man). In the Magician's Nephew, Digory and Polly are on a journey with Fledge (a flying horse). There is plenty of grass for Fledge to eat where they stop, but no food for the children,
“Well, I do think someone might have arranged about our meals,” said Digory.
“I'm sure Aslan would have, if you'd asked him,” said Fledge.
“Wouldn't he know without being asked?” said Polly.
“I've no doubt he would,” said the Horse (still with his mouth full). “But I've a sort of idea he likes to be asked.”


A bit further on, something that relates to misdirected desire,
“Child,” he replied, “that is why all the rest are now a horror to her. That is what happens to those who pluck and eat fruits at the wrong time and in the wrong way. The fruit is good, but they loathe it ever after.”
“Oh I see,” said Polly. “And I suppose because she took it in the wrong way it won't work for her. I mean it won't make her always young and all that?
“Alas,” said Aslan, shaking his head. “It will. Things always work according to their nature. She has won her heart's desire; she has unwearying strength and endless days like a goddess. But length of days with a evil heart is only length of misery and already she begins to know it. All get what they want; they do not always like it.”

Surely, it wasn't just the actions of this one man that meant that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter. He would have been stirring massive curiosity by many of the things he was doing and saying...
When it says stayed out in the country- does that mean he was camping out there too? How did the people know where he was? Word of mouth I suppose.- the country is eremois- lonely, deserted, wild places. - the crowds found him where he was anyway- so what was the issue with the towns- Is he trying to teach the disciples at this stage? Was is so ballistic that they got no time to themselves at all? - that seems likely -