"Yes, mostly. Not always, though; for when it rains here you have to swim, and when it blows here, you have to fly." "But to-day, for instance, we can walk." O'Brien looked aloft, looked down in the light wind, and then out to sea. "Yes, I think it will keep fine." "Well, then, let us walk." "But I forgot to tell you there is no place to walk to." "Oh, yes, there is. I know more of the neighbourhood than you, short a time as I have been here." "Where?" "Kilcash House. Jerry, don't laugh or don't abuse me. I can't help it. Let me see where she lived--where she will live again." CHAPTER XXXVI. SOLICITOR AND CLIENT. When Mrs. Davenport reached the "Tourists' Hotel," she asked to be shown into a private sitting-room. She had slept in the boat, and was in no need of repose. In reply to the servant, she desired breakfast to be brought, and asked for writing materials. She wrote out a telegram to Blake: "I am staying at the 'Tourists', and shall await you here." She wrote a couple of notes of no consequence, and then breakfasted. At the very earliest Blake could not reach Dublin until that evening. In the meantime she would go and see her late husband's solicitor, Mr. Vincent Lonergan. The old attorney received Mrs. Davenport with the most elaborate courtesy. He was tall, round-shouldered, white-haired, white-bearded, fresh-coloured, slow, oracular. He congratulated himself on meeting her for the first time, and fished up phrases of sympathy and condolence out of his inner consciousness, as though he was the first man in the world who had ever to refer to such matters. Then he paused, partly that his elaborate commonplaces might have time to sink into her mind, and partly that she might have time to collect her thoughts and bring her mind to the business of her visit. "May I ask you," she said, "how long you acted as solicitor to my late husband?" "About twelve years, I think. I can tell you exactly if you desire it." "I will not trouble you for the exact date. During those twelve years you were well acquainted with all Mr. Davenport's affairs, I dare say?" "With the legal aspect of his affairs, yes. With the business aspect of his affairs, no." "You know that he made large sums of money by speculating in foreign stocks and shares?" "I do not _know_ it. I have heard it." "From whom have you heard it?" "From several people--himself among the number." She paused a moment, and then said: "Your words seem to imply a doubt. You will, I am certain, give me all the information you can?" "Assuredly, my dear lady." "Then do you not know that he made his money out of foreign speculations?"